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If you dont have a buggy now and want one don't wait for the hyper 9. the 9 won't be out till august hopefully, and you will want it out on the market for sometime before you buy one, look at the rc8 for an example, when it first came out it had durability issues and fuel tank issues, AE has fixed that since.


I bought a hyper 8.5 pro yesterday, all new from a hobby shop in a great deal. Hyper 8.5 pro, Novarossi 821 Modified, Jammin Jp4 pipe, painted body for $625.

as many people might know I was stuck trying to find a buggy for months, rc8, hyper, rc8,hyper, xray 808, etc, etc. it went back and forth, I finally bought the buggy and am happy now, I looked it over and like the design, I have seen them in action and I KNOW they are durable.

I say go with the hyper 8.5 pro and don't wait for anythign else, Xray 808, $599 pricey and if dont have one ordered yet, you won't see one till late july, but they are AMAZING buggies. RC8,$469, getting there, AE has just announced big bore shocks for it and will be releasing a new tank for it. Hyper 8.5 pro,$399, prob the best bang for the buck, yea the hyper 9 is coming out but give it a few months on the market, Mugen MBX5R its a mugen, old buggy, still winning and still a tank....what more can i say? also a bit pricey $550, but a new buggy has been announced. Kyosho 777, $alot, this thing jumped and cleareda house and didnt break, umm durable? i think so, also a proven winner, BUT kyosho has the new MP9 coming out soon.

When I picked up my buggy, the shop owner told me that today is not like it was a few years ago where mugen and kyosho dominated everything in every category, today anything you get is built alot better than it used to be and can win and last a long time.

umm...Im tired of typing.

Edit:
BTW, I went with an Ace DS 1015 servo (200oz .10sec) for steering and an Ace DS1313 (173oz .13 sec) for throttle, I know the 173oz is overkill for throttle, but I didn't realize this until I bought it, but these servos are great servos for under $100.

Edit #2:
Also remember this, you can make a fast servo slower, but you can't make a slow servo faster...

and what pipe have you decided on? it comes with tires, but where are you running? if its a rough, dry track, get some crimefighters in XTR for tires, the stock hyper 8.5 pro tires will be bald slicks in a few laps.