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04-03-2008 | 08:18 PM
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I know all you have seen this question for a long time and over and over I have been gone for a long time I would really like it if you all would tell me what you think the best buggie is and why thank you for your time I am wanting to get a buggie next week I do know that I want 1/8 th scale and that I do not want electric
04-03-2008 | 08:28 PM
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RE: best buggie
Best buggy is very open to opinion, give us a price range some RTR you can get for around 300$ if you get real serious you could spend about 2000$-2500$, do you have radio equipment, are you going to race or bash or both. you want RTR, a built roller , a kit
04-03-2008 | 08:31 PM
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RE: best buggie
I do want something very good I am only going to race I think I want either a built roller or a kit I am not really worried about the price just want something good that can compete really good
04-03-2008 | 09:11 PM
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All in all just about any respectible brand name kit will suit you just fine. Do some searching around on the web and youll find a kit with the options and things you may like or dislike. I did a ton .. and I mean TON of research before I bought my buggy!!! Good luck to you.
04-03-2008 | 09:38 PM
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From: Bartow,
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I see you live in Oklahoma city it's a pretty big place go to the local shop's see what they carry parts for,maybe go the place you plan on racing see what the local hot shoes are running cause down the road you will need some help (they won't all help but atleast one will) The thing about the shop's is anyone can order online but at some point you will want to be able to walk in shop and buy parts. There is 5 buggy's you probably couldn't go wrong with (Losi 8ight roller or kit, Associated RC8 roller, Mugen MBX5R kit, Kyosho 777 wc kit, Xray 808) I won't get into the good and bad of all these but Ive seen all these win. You need a good .21 like a (ie:OS Speed Tuned V-Spec) Steering servo with at least 200oz. torque(ie:JR9100T) Throttle servo at least 100oz. and fast under .10 sec.(ie:JR9000s) a 2.4GHZ Radio (Spektrum,Futuba,Airtronics all offer them) and a starter box , with a set of tires and a few parts about 2000$. Not to mention Personal Transponer, Reciever pack If you look around and narrow down to 2 or maybe 3 and read the threads on this site and you will figure it out. If you figure out that is to much money and want to RTR, Losi 8ight RTR, Associated RC8RS, and Sportwerks Turmoil RTR are good choices and will be relatively competative out of the box.
04-04-2008 | 06:07 AM
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RE: best buggie
ORIGINAL: ASATRUGGYFAN
I see you live in Oklahoma city it's a pretty big place go to the local shop's see what they carry parts for,maybe go the place you plan on racing see what the local hot shoes are running cause down the road you will need some help (they won't all help but atleast one will) The thing about the shop's is anyone can order online but at some point you will want to be able to walk in shop and buy parts. There is 5 buggy's you probably couldn't go wrong with (Losi 8ight roller or kit, Associated RC8 roller, Mugen MBX5R kit, Kyosho 777 wc kit, Xray 808) I won't get into the good and bad of all these but Ive seen all these win. You need a good .21 like a (ie:OS Speed Tuned V-Spec) Steering servo with at least 200oz. torque(ie:JR9100T) Throttle servo at least 100oz. and fast under .10 sec.(ie:JR9000s) a 2.4GHZ Radio (Spektrum,Futuba,Airtronics all offer them) and a starter box , with a set of tires and a few parts about 2000$. Not to mention Personal Transponer, Reciever pack If you look around and narrow down to 2 or maybe 3 and read the threads on this site and you will figure it out. If you figure out that is to much money and want to RTR, Losi 8ight RTR, Associated RC8RS, and Sportwerks Turmoil RTR are good choices and will be relatively competative out of the box.
I see you live in Oklahoma city it's a pretty big place go to the local shop's see what they carry parts for,maybe go the place you plan on racing see what the local hot shoes are running cause down the road you will need some help (they won't all help but atleast one will) The thing about the shop's is anyone can order online but at some point you will want to be able to walk in shop and buy parts. There is 5 buggy's you probably couldn't go wrong with (Losi 8ight roller or kit, Associated RC8 roller, Mugen MBX5R kit, Kyosho 777 wc kit, Xray 808) I won't get into the good and bad of all these but Ive seen all these win. You need a good .21 like a (ie:OS Speed Tuned V-Spec) Steering servo with at least 200oz. torque(ie:JR9100T) Throttle servo at least 100oz. and fast under .10 sec.(ie:JR9000s) a 2.4GHZ Radio (Spektrum,Futuba,Airtronics all offer them) and a starter box , with a set of tires and a few parts about 2000$. Not to mention Personal Transponer, Reciever pack If you look around and narrow down to 2 or maybe 3 and read the threads on this site and you will figure it out. If you figure out that is to much money and want to RTR, Losi 8ight RTR, Associated RC8RS, and Sportwerks Turmoil RTR are good choices and will be relatively competative out of the box.
04-04-2008 | 06:26 AM
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RE: best buggie
ORIGINAL: ASATRUGGYFAN
I see you live in Oklahoma city it's a pretty big place go to the local shop's see what they carry parts for,maybe go the place you plan on racing see what the local hot shoes are running cause down the road you will need some help (they won't all help but atleast one will) The thing about the shop's is anyone can order online but at some point you will want to be able to walk in shop and buy parts. There is 5 buggy's you probably couldn't go wrong with (Losi 8ight roller or kit, Associated RC8 roller, Mugen MBX5R kit, Kyosho 777 wc kit, Xray 808) I won't get into the good and bad of all these but Ive seen all these win. You need a good .21 like a (ie:OS Speed Tuned V-Spec) Steering servo with at least 200oz. torque(ie:JR9100T) Throttle servo at least 100oz. and fast under .10 sec.(ie:JR9000s) a 2.4GHZ Radio (Spektrum,Futuba,Airtronics all offer them) and a starter box , with a set of tires and a few parts about 2000$. Not to mention Personal Transponer, Reciever pack If you look around and narrow down to 2 or maybe 3 and read the threads on this site and you will figure it out. If you figure out that is to much money and want to RTR, Losi 8ight RTR, Associated RC8RS, and Sportwerks Turmoil RTR are good choices and will be relatively competative out of the box.
I see you live in Oklahoma city it's a pretty big place go to the local shop's see what they carry parts for,maybe go the place you plan on racing see what the local hot shoes are running cause down the road you will need some help (they won't all help but atleast one will) The thing about the shop's is anyone can order online but at some point you will want to be able to walk in shop and buy parts. There is 5 buggy's you probably couldn't go wrong with (Losi 8ight roller or kit, Associated RC8 roller, Mugen MBX5R kit, Kyosho 777 wc kit, Xray 808) I won't get into the good and bad of all these but Ive seen all these win. You need a good .21 like a (ie:OS Speed Tuned V-Spec) Steering servo with at least 200oz. torque(ie:JR9100T) Throttle servo at least 100oz. and fast under .10 sec.(ie:JR9000s) a 2.4GHZ Radio (Spektrum,Futuba,Airtronics all offer them) and a starter box , with a set of tires and a few parts about 2000$. Not to mention Personal Transponer, Reciever pack If you look around and narrow down to 2 or maybe 3 and read the threads on this site and you will figure it out. If you figure out that is to much money and want to RTR, Losi 8ight RTR, Associated RC8RS, and Sportwerks Turmoil RTR are good choices and will be relatively competative out of the box.
A good budget race setup can be had with a hyper 8.5 pro, a gotech 5 or 7 port or rossi mamba or similar and a good FM synthesized radio and a 120 oz torque steering servo.
With that setup you could beat anybody with anything if you can drive
