ORIGINAL: Chucksolo69
Watch out, your ''eliteism'' is showing. When all is said and done. Does anyone really care what OTHER people want to buy? It is their money after all. I see this all the time. Someone shows up at the track who is a beginner and has a less than stellar RC vehicle, in their opinion, and everyone looks on him/her with ridicule. Get real, this is a hobby and we are all playing with toys, ''adult'' toys, but toys just the same. You have the Mugen guys ridiculing people who buy Traxxas, you have the Traxxas guys ridiculing those who buy Exceed. Sheesh, give it a rest already. Run what you love, and don't mess with other folks. I have Losi, AE, and Traxxas vehicles, I have fun with all of them. I don't care what the decals on the body say. And yes, they are ALL RTR.......so there!
Pssshhh you have decals on your body *snickers* BAHAHAHAHA
How dare you not paint everything on!
J/K
yea to an extent I'll be honest I do recommend some low end things over others. Like I'd recommend the megatech megapro(ever hear of it?) over an HPI Recon cause honestly you get less with the HPI outside a nice looking body, and some stickers. Or like the Brama 10b I'd recommend a newbright over that jalopy. But its kind of a case by case thing, and what the person asking for a recommendation for their situation, and price point. Personally I like to stay under their price as much as possible where some people will say you need a Mugen, or some expensive RC no matter what the OP says is their budget.
But lets face it if someone comes on asking for a RC that will survive bashing at a BMX park or the likes (which is quite often), and want it for under $200 with batteries, and charger I would only suggest to them to double that price, cause I can't think of anything that would survive that kind of thing that costs under $300. Or the people that ask specifically for kits for one purpose, and you have people shoving RTRs down their throats that usually suck at what the OP wants it for, but the person owns it and thinks its the best thing ever(side note this is usually a Traxxas vehicle when it happens, not making fun of traxxas owners as I own 3).
In retrospect I've seen people ask for a RC for putzing around in their 200 square foot yard, and get recommended Mugen's, xrays, Safage flux's and what not that can hit 40mph an hour where there are a pile of sub $200 RC's that would suit the needs better. Then the person that says I want a nitro, and you get 40 people recommending electrics instead cause we
ALL know electric is better at everything(I wish there was a sarcasm tag).
Its why I always ask what terrain will it be used on, price point, and power plant type (unless posted in the electric forum)
