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traxxas vs. hpi or losi - 4/16/2008 3:13:21 AM   
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RE: traxxas vs. hpi or losi - 4/16/2008 3:15:03 AM   
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+ your not going to get a straight answer

to biased here

HPI people like HPI, Losi people Like Losi Etc, Etc...

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RE: traxxas vs. hpi or losi - 4/16/2008 3:30:30 AM   
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Status: offline 		Yeah, its really irrelevant. You have to compare vehicles to vehicles - and even then must do it type by type. All companies make some great and some not so great cars and trucks.

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RE: traxxas vs. hpi or losi - 4/16/2008 4:23:28 AM   
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Status: offline 		he just means the better company. Everybody starts getting techinal saying there are alot of aspects and stuff. I personality like Losi. Has never let me down before.

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RE: traxxas vs. hpi or losi - 4/16/2008 4:42:03 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hey there! Well first off, stay away from Traxxas! Unless you have the money for the hop-ups. They are somewhat durable, but mostly made of cheap plastic. If what I hear is true and you are really looking to get a Traxxas. Do so pretty soon. The guy at my LHS told me that Traxxas and Walmart are trying to come to an agreement. So that Walmart sell will start to their stuff. If that happens, you can count on the quality going down. Then it would be "quantity over quality". Now the other two companies are both damn good companies. At that point, you would have to compare vehicals. First choose a scale:1/5, 1/8, 1/10, or smaller. Then choose nitro, gas "1/5", or electric. Then choose the type: touring car, drifting car, drag car, buggy, truggy, or monster truck. Once you have choosen all of that, research the two companies. Find a couple of models to compare. Then post in a forum, or talk to people at your LHS or locale track.
Hope this helps!
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RE: traxxas vs. hpi or losi - 4/16/2008 4:53:44 AM   
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Hey there! Well first off, stay away from Traxxas! Unless you have the money for the hop-ups. They are somewhat durable, but mostly made of cheap plastic. If what I hear is true and you are really looking to get a Traxxas. Do so pretty soon. The guy at my LHS told me that Traxxas and Walmart are trying to come to an agreement. So that Walmart sell will start to their stuff. If that happens, you can count on the quality going down. Then it would be "quantity over quality". Now the other two companies are both damn good companies. At that point, you would have to compare vehicals. First choose a scale:1/5, 1/8, 1/10, or smaller. Then choose nitro, gas "1/5", or electric. Then choose the type: touring car, drifting car, drag car, buggy, truggy, or monster truck. Once you have choosen all of that, research the two companies. Find a couple of models to compare. Then post in a forum, or talk to people at your LHS or locale track.
Hope this helps!
Corey

lol... i realy dont think that wallmart is gong to start carrying traxxas trucks. i would have to agree with the other guys, your going to here all different oppinions and all companys make good trucks, all depends on what your looking for. im a hpi fan but there are alot of brands out there

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RE: traxxas vs. hpi or losi - 4/16/2008 5:20:55 AM   
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RE: traxxas vs. hpi or losi - 4/16/2008 10:11:19 AM   
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RE: traxxas vs. hpi or losi - 4/16/2008 11:32:11 AM   
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RE: traxxas vs. hpi or losi - 4/16/2008 11:37:57 AM   
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Yet another pointless thread.

Yep, just like those "electric vs nitro" threads.

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RE: traxxas vs. hpi or losi - 4/16/2008 12:35:20 PM   
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What do you think is a better company?



There all great companies. Losi and traxxas have been doing very well lately. Putting out new cars and Losi''s just making everything. Batts,Brushless motors,Tires,lipo.

HPI I dont watch to much but they did recently put out the E-firestorm and thats seems to be doing great. Plus the got the savage and Baja 5B and im sure many others.

To sum it up. You cant lose with any of the big RC companies. Traxxas has great support and great begginer RTRs. Losi I dont know never had to use it and they have some quality kits.

Ahh speaking of kits. Theres Tamiya too. Very popular and theres Team associated who wins a lotta races. Xray is also top notch.

Personally I dont think it matters whos better there all great!


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RE: traxxas vs. hpi or losi - 4/16/2008 4:48:59 PM   
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Status: offline 		It depends on what type of vehicle you want and if you are going to race or bash. For racing I have a Losi XXX-NT AD2. I only use it for racing. But for bashing I just got the HPI Baja B5 SS kit. And this buggy can also be made race ready as it is built very well and there are a lot of aftermarket parts available, many are just billet alum. decorative parts but there are also performance parts available including hydraulic disc brakes and better clutches, there is even a 2-speed being developed. I don''t know anything about the other HPI vehicles. And Traxxis is strickly for bashing unless you invest alot of money to turn it into a racer. Then it will probably cost more than buying a purpose built racer.

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RE: traxxas vs. hpi or losi - 4/16/2008 5:24:26 PM   
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Can you imagine a mom buying a kid a Jato 3.3 for Christmas? I went by this dirt area last weekend, and there are apartment complexes behind. So I seen these kids coming, like 5-10, and I was like, "ah crap,I hate when this happens." And the 1st thing they said was CAN I DRIVE IT!?!??! The all they said was Your soo lucky. I was about to start yelling at them. But instead I just said they cost like $300, and they said CAN I TRY IT??? I was so mad I just left. sorry I got off subject. That is just what will happen. But can''''t you see a 6 year old kid driving a Jato 3.3?


LOL, same here. I was in a parking lot running my 1/6 scale buggy when this little kid, probably about 7, came up and asked if he could run it. I''ve had it happen before, and it''s really annoying. I usually don''t make a big deal of it, just a quick no and I go on with what I was doing.

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RE: traxxas vs. hpi or losi - 4/16/2008 6:17:55 PM   
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Status: offline 		Well since you aksed traxxas can''t reach HPI''s and Losi''s quality. As for on road cars X-ray, HPI and Kyosho are the most popular companies.

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RE: traxxas vs. hpi or losi - 4/16/2008 7:52:11 PM   
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