1ruffryder

ok so after about 7 years of having my nitro rc in the closet i pulled it out. to my surprise it had no motor or anything left in it. i took it to the local hobby shop and was told it was worth fixing cuz its a discontinued car and would be a good project. so after about 300 bucks its finally up and together. its an old hpi nitro racer 2. now i was warned to be easy with it cuz if i crash it certain parts might be hard to get for it. my question to you guys is should i buy another onroad car or buggy or should i replace my old cx2p radio? please along with your suggestions tell me models and names as i havent been into this hobby for many years. any suggestions are greatly appreciated. i had purchased an m11 but returned it cuz i had no idea the guy was selling it without the rx and tx units. so now im kinda happy cuz i can get opinions on this

Longhair

A 2nd car is always a good idea

Seriously, how far do you plan on taking this hobby? Do you want something to burn a couple of hours scattered though out the week or do you want to have your new house look like a hobby shop [sm=greedy.gif]

I bought a good radio because I knew I was planning on having multiple vehicles - saves space & hastle down the line by having only 1 radio w/ matching receivers for all the RC's.

Now out of the 5 vehicles I have, only 1 is a runner [&o]
- Broke 2 monster trucks over the weekend
- Building a semi, waiting for slower motor because I didn't plan that well ahead before I started the project
- Converting Nito to Electric - not very high on my list of priorities

1ruffryder

honestly i have no idea. i have more hobbies than the average person. some i stick with others jus pile up in the house. one thing i know is lie to buy things once and the right way. from what ive seen it can get pretty expensive but i guess even if it ends up jus keepin me entertained for the summer its well worth it

Longhair

There are so many choices on the market today, so let's start with some basic questions first:

Do you want to on-road or off-road?
Slow or fast?
RTR (ready to run) or Kit (put together yourself)?
Electric (quite) or Nitro (loud)?

1ruffryder

on or off i dunno. i love the onroad but the off road seems to be a lil more diverse. i assume u can pretty much throw em anywhere and u can drive.

slow or fast i prefer the fast ones.

rtr or kit. it would definately have to be a kit

electric or nitro def nitro all the way.

hands without shadows

The offroad ones you can pretty much throw anywhere and drive. Check out the HPI Nitro MT2 18SS+, its a fast 4x4 nitro kit.

http://www.hpiracing.com/kitinfo/10445/

1ruffryder

yeh that ones pretty nice. where would that rank as in overall quality parts and level?
also as far as buggies and trucks whats the best scale? 1/10 or 1.8?? i was at a local hobby shop and saw a 1/6 or 1/5 scale i dont rmbr but it was huge and they wanted 650 for it. ida bought it but the whole made in china thing turned me off to it

1ruffryder

anyone else?

rcpowerhorse

well do you want a big one or a small one 1/8 is the largest nitro one i belive, but feel free to correct me
and 1/7 down wards is petrol

1ruffryder

i think ur right. i dunno i kinda like the 1/8 or 1/10 not sure which more tho. any advantages to either size?

rcpowerhorse

1/8 is more forgiving

brett65

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Get you a savage x. It's the toughest truck out there, and will go anywhere too! It's 1/8 scale.

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1/16 is actually the smallest nitro.

1ruffryder

how bout the savage xl? btw i want a truck or buggy thats fast

RCtruckRacer

Baja 5b ss if you got the cash. You'd have to be nuts not to get a total thrill out of bashing one.

nubzorz

getting another car would be a good idea i have 3 nitro rc's and can only run one of them cause the other 2 have somthing wrong with them broken rim... lol but yea its always good to have backup cars cause in this hobby stuff is always breaking

1ruffryder

so many options. im still undecided. i did however get the radio. it should be in any day. now im jus shopping for the car. buggy vs truck

jtnktz

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I own a 1/5 scale (Petrol). I owned nitros for about 4-5 years. I got this 1/5 scale and love it. All my other cars pretty much just sit. I love the fact that the engine is not picky. I didn't even need to tune it out of the box. I have no need for tools. Just the buggy and the remote. No glow plug igniter or anything. Just pull the pull start 2 times and there she goes. If you have the money go with the HPI Baja 5B SS. It is a kit. All though you will need to buy a nice radio system (Hopefully 2.4 ghz).

Overall: If you have the money go after a 1/5th scale. Guaranteed fun.

1ruffryder

yea 1/5 kicks ass. Which kit did u get and how much? I'd really be interested in 1/5. Please more info on a decent kit

Specialzed

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LOL so what a guy told you he was selling an m11 but it came with nothing?!? AND YOU BOUGHT IT?!?! LOL. Imagine, an add for an m11 that doesnt come with and m11. NOW IMAGINE SOMONE BUYING IT! LOL

1ruffryder

had you read the post I said he did not tell me it didnt have it. In his ad he had pics of it but when delivered it wasn't there.

mx757

he was talking about the module in the m11. thats what he meant by the tx.

Specialzed

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No, were both wrong. He said there were pics of it but he just got an empty box. A tx is a tx.

jtnktz

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HPI baja 5B SS I would say is the best. Because technically I own one. But mine is a clone. Also mine I did not get to build. I paid $535 (prices have gone up though) vs. $900. So I'm happy. Although I have put quite a lot of money into it though.

Get a HPI 5B SS. You will not be disappointed for the money. Plus I've heard it's fun to build.

1ruffryder

anyone have info on this 1/5 scale ford gt? is it worth buying? ive seen it for a lil under 600. the baja is nice too tho. looks like it can take a beating