hey i am going to get a new buggy cos i wont be able to walk for about 2 month so when i start racing again it will be the new seson anyway if u where going to get a new bug out of thes wich would u get thanks in advance ps:iv added the rc8t just to see how many votes it gets

For you brother you may want to get the Xray as you may be able to get parts in a timely manner compared to us Yanks...LOL.

However for us who live in SoCal in the good ol' USA... I would have to go with the Losi 8ight Buggy.

From what I have learned from a little bit of reading... it is all about ability to get parts, how long the company has been around as well as the locality of the company.

Now if you race internationally and are sponsored... well who cares...LOL get what they give you for free. [>:]

Also very important.... who is the distributor! Who do you think will do a better job spreading the merchandise worldwide, and to every hobby shop known to man..!

A. The world wide Horizon mega giant distributor with a mass marketing budget...

or

B. RC America a much smaller operation with a marketing budget of pennies in comparison..

Not to knock RC America... but if Horizon had Xray.... OMG!


Also not sure Xray could keep up with demand anyways... LOL!

I noticed something very funny with the Poll... The Losi selection includes RTR and Kits, that should open that selection up to a much larger consumer base. Hmmmm but Xray is still winning??[X(]

Maybe the Xray really is the most solid buggy of the two.

This all may be fine and dandy but what events has the Xray won? Or is it that new?

To my knowledge, none. Then again, don't take my word for it - I don't keep track of companies record's that I don't really, eh.. care for. Actually - LOL I don't keep track of a whole lot

It doesn't matter what event the Xray has won or not (ummm.. but they were the fastest car on the track at the US Nationals though). Its more about how all the club racers are doing with the 808, as they are the ones chiming here. Anyways, the Losi guys are wrenching on their buggys and have no time to post in forums.

Go Losi!

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Just messing with you brother... I was seriously looking into the Xray but just found this on RC America:

XRAY has confirmed price increases for all of their products last week. These price changes do not impact the base Euro price structure of the product line, but it does increase the US$ export prices for all products. These changes are the result of poor economic conditions and the weak US$ to Euro exchange rate.

That really sucks for us Americans... howerver the price of the 8ight is coming down. But also what makes me want to buy an 8ight is this:

http://www.losi.com/RaceCenter/News_Results.aspx

Alot of winning records under their belt. I know it is the driver but the machine can make the difference as well

Coming out of Competition paintball... I like winning products and locality of parts and USA customer service.

But that is just me.

Wrenching... man I hate that. I love everything about the Xray but what I just posted and them being out of the states is what worries me. Lack of parts, cost, and customer service.

Man... I live in SoCal so it should be easy to get parts for an 8ight.

But I am still up in the air as what to get....

8ight
MP9
Xray

Still not 100% but I am leaning towards the 8ight.

Ya, funny how the economy is jackin US up,.... but maybe you guys should wait for the much cheaper MP9 to hit the market..... LOL! The prices of all buggies will seem much cheaper in a couple months....

Hahahahahahahaha! Yea... but man it looks HOT! especially the black bodied one... not the egg but the buggy body. Looks kinda like a sleeper.

The MP9 is HOT indeed.. haha. I want one so bad, but I wont get one until that $850 price tag drops to like $700ish. Until then, I'll have a SP2/WC and my 8ight to hold me off till then. But seriously, the MP9 looks sick, haha. You should get one just for the "haha look what I got and you don't" factor.

Xrays at the track I go to usually don't fair well against the 8's and
RC8's but that's in the pro and expert levels which is probably
the best way to see what's what.

Not a bad looking set up though.

thanks for all the answers guys.i can get parts for all of them real easy but over here the losi 8rr is £275 and the kit is £295 but the xray is £360.same as parts a fuel tank for the 8 is £9 but for the 808 its £20.so i am leaning towords the losi.heres the other thing guys which of thes engines is the best for the money.1vspec speed.2grp.3crf wasp

Yes it is a nice ride... But so is the MP9.

around here the xray driver usually wins every race in 1/8 pro buggy. you cant base a car on how other people do with it.

Then why do we have Champions??? Or races for that matter. LOL

All in all the Xray is a great buggy, however Losi has alot of wins under its belt and at a great price.

I guess to each his own, so pick you posion

thats what i was trying to say.

Yep...

Hey, but at least we know who the top two are... Losi and Xray are running away with it! LOL!

Of course MP9 not out yet....

could just as well be a Redcat or Himoto if someone was that interested [&:]