A few opinions would be helpful.
02-20-2008, 07:33 PM
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A few opinions would be helpful.
Well Uncle Sam finally came through and now Im getting ready to place the order for my first nitro truck. Im not a complete newbie tho I do have a rc18t hacker/quark combo that looks very impressive blasting through the dirt. I have 300 bucks to spend and I enjoy the small size of 1/18(live in the city, space is limited) I have a few choices Ive narrowed it down to but not limited too. An Xray nt18mt comes with a 35 dollar combo on amain and the lhs carries a decent smattering of parts, A redcat volcano sv pro ,lots of aluminum and at a price point too. I also liked the redcat tremor but they are out of stock with no shipment in sight. I know theres more but i dont remember them. im open to suggestions too the only criteria is 4wd and around 300 bucks im trying to steer clear of 1/8 since theres nowhere really open enough to run it and workspace is limited, this truck will be a basher. thanks
02-20-2008, 07:37 PM
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RE: A few opinions would be helpful.
I would go with the Xray....They are some of the best quility cars I've seen/owned. Check with [link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/community/profile.cfm?section=profile&forum=1&memid=389436]Rc Huligan[/link] PM him. He's a new Xray dealer who's on the 1/18 forum alot. He has some of the best prices and customer service I've found.
02-20-2008, 08:27 PM
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RE: A few opinions would be helpful.
The HPI firestorm is 10th scale and comes in a RTR for 220-250ish. The sportwerks Chaos is a 1/16th buggy and you can get one brand new for about $100 right now. There is a thread for them in the mirco forum so you can find out more about them.
02-20-2008, 08:36 PM
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RE: A few opinions would be helpful.
I was waiting for someone to chime in about the redcats, its getting ordered within the hour whatever i decide on
02-20-2008, 08:37 PM
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RE: A few opinions would be helpful.
Well, you already have my 2 cents. 
I have some redcat vehicles, and they're fine - but the Xrays are better IMO. There is a rather large population of "redcat cultists" as I call them here on RCU though, so its hard to get accurate information.
I have some redcat vehicles, and they're fine - but the Xrays are better IMO. There is a rather large population of "redcat cultists" as I call them here on RCU though, so its hard to get accurate information.
02-20-2008, 08:41 PM
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RE: A few opinions would be helpful.
How are the xray diffs and drive train in general, I have nightmares about rc18 diffs still to this day .....shiver...
02-20-2008, 09:17 PM
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I own one of each and the Xray diffs are 100 times better the the Rc18 ones. What ever you do follow the directions for breaking in the Xray diffs.
02-20-2008, 11:04 PM
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The xray wins. Ordered it from amain and got the combo deal used that to get a 3600mah pack for the starter box. I used the extra money i saved from that to get 2 day shipping so hopefully by the saturday ill be another happy xray fan
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RE: A few opinions would be helpful.
I would have gotten the Kyosho mini inferno 09 ST truggy. It comes RTR with a 0.9 sirio Italian made engine and a starter box. ready to race or bash right out of the box.
