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Old 12-29-2005, 05:31 PM
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Buy a savage? I'm scared, will i like it? I have recieved 400 bucks for christmas. I can buy a savage with this money on ebay. Or i can buy another useless toy. What will i need with the rtr savage? This is not my first nitro, 4th. I currently have a t-maxx, but am tired of blowing out thie diffs, with the new .18 engine. So, will i be impressed with the big block 1/8th scale savage?
Old 12-29-2005, 05:47 PM
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Yes. You will like the Savage. Check out Ultimate Hobbies. Their prices are really good with free shipping. If you buy from Ebay, make sure they have good feedback.
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The problem with hobby shops is that they do not take paypal. I have 100 bucks just sitting in the paypal account, and might aswell use it.
Old 12-29-2005, 06:00 PM
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Can i use a cordless drill to start, instead of a roto start? What woul i need for this, other then a drill?
Old 12-29-2005, 06:57 PM
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Use the paypal money for some extras like failsafe and decent steering servo etc.
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I have an extra ofna micro failsafe laying around. and would rather not upgrade anything. As i see no point in it.
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ORIGINAL: Crf250ed

The problem with hobby shops is that they do not take paypal. I have 100 bucks just sitting in the paypal account, and might aswell use it.

The Savage Central store and RC Monster both take Paypal.
[link=http://store.savagess.com/]Savage Central Store[/link]

[link=http://www.rc-monster.com/]R/C Monster[/link]
Old 12-29-2005, 07:45 PM
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Has anyone ordered from http://store.savagess.com/ ? I like the price, and the fact that they take paypal, i'm all over it.
Old 12-29-2005, 07:54 PM
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ORIGINAL: Crf250ed

Has anyone ordered from http://store.savagess.com/ ? I like the price, and the fact that they take paypal, i'm all over it.


Yup, I've ordered a couple times. I'm actually waiting on a order from them now I placed yesterday, and have post office confirmation it's been shipped.

And don't be scared to checked RC Monster either, every time I order from there it's here in 3 days tops and Mike only charges $3.85 shipping on most things.
Old 12-29-2005, 11:47 PM
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I dropped $220 on my used off of ebay. Came with some extra goodies already and has been running fine ever since (was seriously out of tune when I recieved it).
Old 12-30-2005, 01:09 AM
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Alright, i'll keep my eyes open on used deals.
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If you are annoyed with blown diffs dont get the Savage25 if you plan on mostly bashing it. If you get the LE or SS they come with 4 spider diffs that are much more durable than the ones in the 25. The diffs were the first thing I upgraded with my 25. I also wished I would have bought the SS since it is more powerful, Since I bash with LSTs I was always the last one off the ramp due to the lack of power, although I was the one who broke the least.
Old 12-30-2005, 09:45 AM
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tmodlin is wrong. The newest Savage 25 RTR's come with the 4 spider diffs.
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ORIGINAL: Buzzbait

tmodlin is wrong. The newest Savage 25 RTR's come with the 4 spider diffs.

Oops, I thought only the Savage25 LE and SS came with the 4 spider. Thats news to me.

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