rc18kid

im getting my first 1/18th scale rc. and i was wondering whats better rc18 or megapro, i know the rc18 s are sweet but can some one who ones both compair the megapro to to the rc18?

maxxin2.5

i would go with rc18t because i have one and they are very bashworhty and have great after market support..

mikemcnair

i completely disagree. get the pro pulse off ebay for 50 bux, and have fun with it. i have had both, at the same time, and there is virtually no difference in quality/durability.

read this.....

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_4947786/tm.htm

maxxin2.5

well if i new they were that cheap now adays.. i would go for that then to.. and spend some money and make it a nice basher/racer

rc18kid

well on my Lhs website, they sell a megapro with brushless for like a 170$, thats like the price of a rc18, with out brushless its 100$ i plan on racing it.

maxxin2.5

umm i well get the brushless one..
except you will want to get some extra digg gears and some vcd's
since its kinda like a knock off im sure it wont hold up as good

mikemcnair

pro pulse t-100 is 49.99 from mike at megatech (NJ) on Ebay. i will gladly give you his # if you would like.

he sells them ALLLLL the time on ebay.

maxxin2.5

now for 50$ i say great deal!

calvino

IMO go with the RC18T, its a nice platform out of the box for racing, needs a few little upgrades and your ready to go, the propulse is a knockoff of the 18T (tons exist), so i say why not go with the "real deal"
[8D]

maxxin2.5

well because for probably cheaper you can make the knock off race/bash worthy..

rc18kid

i kinda would like something less generic (the megapro) is the mini t any good for racing, the owner of my hs said the rc18t is better for racing?
and i would like a stadium truck also, and megatech doesnt have one[&o]

mikemcnair

suit yourself. but you will not be disapointed with the pro pulse.

rc18kid

its not for all out only racing its a basher/race kind of thing. ill see. i went to ebay it says referbrished i would like to have a new, and i dont have paypal.

maxxin2.5

idk...i would go for the rc18t then..

Rody63

If those were the only 2 cars you're considering, I'd go for the propulse, especially if you go for that 50.00 deal on ebay. I have both the RC18T and the propulse (2 of them actually), and head to head, box stock the propulse is actually a bit faster, and seems a bit smoother to run. I'd say they are equally as durable. Plus the Propulse comes with a FM radio, where the RC18T is an AM setup.

The propulse can take most, but not all of the rc18's aftermarket hopups. I've upgraded both (RC18T has Sidewinder/6800KV, and Propulse has Quark33A/Wraith 8000kv) to brushless, and both of there drivetrains can handle it, but I don't really bash them too hard. Just some high speed runs on the street, and jumps from a ramp onto my lawn. 1/18ths have a tough time on real, ungroomed dirt, so I don't really use them there, although you can...they just get really squirrely to drive. I'd imagine they do better on a groomed track, but I don't race.

They're both good trucks, and you won't go wrong with either, but I like the propulse a little better. It's cheaper, a little more unique, and just as durable and upgradeable.

rc18kid

what about the mini t, are they as good as the rc18s an propulse?

maxxin2.5

well everyone says they arent very good but i have seen them to be "OK" lie i hin rcdude said they arent machiniced very well..
the front end breaks a lot and i guess the chassis breaks to..

rc18kid

i wish there was a propulse stadium truck.

maxxin2.5

the prpulse kinda is.. just change out the tires and body and youll have one...

rc18kid

my brothers friend has a propulse i drove it for a few second its pretty fast.

buster7467

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I had the mini t a couple years ago and i raced it at the local track. It was a great stadium truck. The only thing that i broke was the rear hubs. If you get one, get a set of aluminum rear hubs. Once it was setup right, it was a great race truck. I never got into bashing so i can't comment on how well it can handle that kind of abuse.

maxxin2.5

well ddue its all up to you.. IMO i would go for the propulse because its a great deal...

rc18kid

well i only found one on ebay and it was refurbrished and i needed paypal, so the cheapest i can get one is 100$ the mini t the same and rc18 180$

maxxin2.5

well does your parents have paypal or something??
i am guessing that you arent old enought o have one right?

rc18kid

no they dont, and and is there a differance in quality of propulse and megapro? i know its the same company, and i havent heard good things about the referbrished ones id rather just have a new one.