Which 1/8e buggy to get?
03-12-2012, 01:07 PM
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Which 1/8e buggy to get?
So the local hobby shop asked me to do some work in trade I get to race the season for free and choose an 1/8 scale buggy. Sunday I'll be hauling in 10 loads of really nice clay and building a track w/ my cat 953c. So I now have to choose a buggy. I decided to go electric. They run nitro and electric same class. So please help I don't know where to begin. Losi, ofna, associated? Some insight please from other racers.
03-13-2012, 02:54 AM
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RE: Which 1/8e buggy to get?
ORIGINAL: ThunderbirdJunkie
For 1/8 scale, Mugen should be your only answer.
For 1/8 scale, Mugen should be your only answer.
http://www.mugenseiki.com/menueefi.htm
03-13-2012, 05:53 AM
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RE: Which 1/8e buggy to get?
my ae rcb8ehas yet to fail but I would recommend the Losi 8IGHT-E 4WD Buggy. slap on a tekin esc motor combo and you are set
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do a quick search in the forum as well, there are tons of discussion about this very topic
03-13-2012, 07:32 AM
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RE: Which 1/8e buggy to get?
IDK much about this buggy but it seems REAL nice www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p
03-13-2012, 08:53 AM
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RE: Which 1/8e buggy to get?
Id say Losi, Associated, Ofna, and Mugen are front runners in the class. Any of them would be fine really. I doubt one is much better than the other.
03-13-2012, 01:15 PM
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RE: Which 1/8e buggy to get?
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IDK much about this buggy but it seems REAL nice www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p
IDK much about this buggy but it seems REAL nice www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p
ThunderbirdJunkie will say he was impressed with the build quality of the Duratrax DXR8E or wth ever it's called for the money, but ITBJHO, you can't beat Mugen's quality and durability at any price point. Plus, it's a point-and-shoot car. Very forgiving to drive for somebody just getting into 1/8 scale. The Losi, while a great car, slops out quickly, and the AE car just isn't as good. Another thing to consider is how much of a tank Mugen's 1/8 scales are; That $100ish you save buying an RC8.2Be or whatever it is now you will want to spend on extra spare parts vs the Mugen.
The fanboyism is probably shining through brightly, but eh, whatever[&:]
*EDIT*
OK so the necessary $100 to spend on shock towers on the DXR8 puts you at MBX6Eco money. Get the Eco.
03-13-2012, 02:40 PM
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RE: Which 1/8e buggy to get?
O Thanks TBJ. cause i was wondering about that Duratrax. I was thinking of getting that so thanks for the info. I'll look into the one you reccomended
03-13-2012, 10:31 PM
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RE: Which 1/8e buggy to get?
Losi car for sure. The durability arguement is BS, anyone who crashes can break something. And you will crash. Which car can you get parts for the easiest? Thats the car you should be racing, its that simple.
