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Old 09-25-2009, 09:16 PM
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So, it's been a couple years since I had anything RC related. I had an RC10GT back in the day (lol) and it was alright, just too fragile for my tastes.

What I'm looking for is something that can handle road, off road, cliffs, jumps, and all that... without breaking constantly.

So, what's new and hot?
Old 09-25-2009, 09:58 PM
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Default RE: Thinking about getting back in-What have I missed?

1/8 buggies and truggies are good. MT's are good but can be money pits. The new short course truck like the Losi Strike, Traxxas Slash and HPI Blitz seem to be popular now.
Old 09-25-2009, 10:17 PM
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most bulletproof proven truck out there imo is the traxxas slash.. or nitro id say the hpi savage
Old 09-26-2009, 07:06 AM
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Default RE: Thinking about getting back in-What have I missed?

you want to jump off cliffs and othr crazy stuff then the hpi savage is prolly your best bet.

if you buy a traxxas you'll end up replacing alot of parts th savage is better suited for insane stunts.

just my .02
Old 09-26-2009, 08:31 PM
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ORIGINAL: kaiser01

you want to jump off cliffs and othr crazy stuff then the hpi savage is prolly your best bet.

if you buy a traxxas you'll end up replacing alot of parts th savage is better suited for insane stunts.

just my .02
Not completely true but..... some are tougher than others. Wow an RC10GT... lets see, Roar axed the 1/10 truck and monster truck classes in racing (bummer), and 1/8 buggy and truggy are GIANT these days, Short course racing/CORR is HUGE as well because the cars are more scale..... so ya, thats your little brief run down in the world of RC while you were gone, a lot has happened
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ORIGINAL: Nitrofreak_105

So, it's been a couple years since I had anything RC related. I had an RC10GT back in the day (lol) and it was alright, just too fragile for my tastes.

What I'm looking for is something that can handle road, off road, cliffs, jumps, and all that... without breaking constantly.

So, what's new and hot?
Budget?
Old 09-27-2009, 04:20 AM
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You've missed the large scale explosion. Don't dismiss 1/5th gassers, we have more choice now than ever before. 2wd, 4wd, off road, on road.
Old 09-28-2009, 06:23 AM
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You havent missed much,Kyosho is still number one and the RC10GT still sucks.
Old 09-28-2009, 04:09 PM
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You missed the transition from kit car dominance to RTRs for the lazy and stupid majority this hobby now attracts. The technology has gotten better while people have gotten worse.

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