AronHB

Is this rc car any good? http://www.r2hobbies.com/catalog/pro...r/category/96/ keep in mind this would be my first rc drift car , if u know any other good and cheap drift cars please tell me and no 1/10 scales i don't have much space

Foxy

Well, 1/18th is very small, drifters actually aren't very good at that scale, I had an old HPI micro RS4 setup for a little drifting once, it wasn't much fun because even large specks of dust could affect your drift. More importantly, that car doesn't have a name. What is it? Where will you buy spare parts that it will inevitably need?

Try these...they seem like they have more plastic on them than th one you linked above, but Yokomo is a quality well supported brand, they don't put out anything they won't support, and I've seen one of these running at the LHS, they look really good. The 1/16th scale makes it a lot better than the 1/18ths.

http://www.rcmart.com/yokomo-dpmtys1...cPath=420_1178

AronHB

Looks really nice thank you very much

Foxy

You're very welcome. I should point out though, that the yokomo cars do not come with a radio (this is why they are cheap). The same site; rcmart also sells a very cheap, very acceptable radio and receiver for only 40 $, its called the flysky gt3c, I suggest you grab one of those with your order. The radio will be great for your little drifter and also any other future rc cars you pick up down the line, you will only have to buy another receiver ($10 only) to complete another car. The radio can remember settings for up to 10 cars and has every important adjustment.

AronHB

oh i see and do i need to buy any new batteries?thx

Foxy

You know what, the more I look at it, the more I think this is going to be trouble for you. I was told it was ARTR (Almost Ready to Run), which usually means all it needs is a radio. The ones on RCMart need a radio, a servo, a speed control and a battery and therefore don't seem such good value after all. By the time you have all those, you might as well have got one of these...

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...X-7-FD3S-190mm

This is a full size drift car 1/10th scale and will drift well on many surface types. It's TOTALLY ready to run, nothing else to buy. If you are set on a smaller car, I'll have another look around, just let me know.

AronHB

i didn't even see that lol .yeah you'r right that would be to much trouble for me and sorry no i dont have to much space for onroad cars here therefor i'd rather have a smaller one :/ i allready have a himoto emxt-1 for offroad but i think there's a problem with that one and i don't really know how to fix it. Thx for helping a beginner like me.

Foxy

I'm sure there's something to suit your needs and budget...I'll keep my eye open.

AronHB

Thx for helping me out

Foxy

I think I got it. This looks to be decent. HSP have an acceptable reputation, they are far from the best brand around, but they aren't garbage by any means, there's parts and option parts support too, and wow, the price, I think I might pick one up myself. lol

Here's the car...I don't know why they mount the body so high, you can mount it lower I'm sure...

http://www.helipal.com/hsp-magician-...1-18-grey.html

And parts...

http://www.helipal.com/rc-car-spare-...hsp-drift.html

I have no personal experience or even reference of this car, I'm not recommending it necessarily, just it seems to fit your needs and its amazingly cheap. If it has a serious inadequacy that needs some extra cash to sort out, please don't hold me responsible. Like I said, I'm honestly thinking of ordering one with a few of the option parts myself, like the brushless combo and some of the alloy bits. It looks every bit as good as the one you linked at the top at least (minus brushless motor which shouldn't be necessary to drift on a smooth floor anyway).

AronHB

This one looks very good for such a cheap price but with a better battery and shipping costs its about $140 (120 euros)

Foxy

You could try to contact them to negotiate over the delivery costs, I expect there's some legroom. Alternatively, now you have a name, HSP Magician, you can see if its cheaper elsewhere (hint: ebay ).

AronHB

ahh i found a website with the same car and same prices but i found the porsche looking one on a cheaper website
are there any differences?
-http://www.rchelicoptershop.com/cata...rifter+1%2F18+
-http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...Car_blue_.html

Foxy

They're identical from what I can tell, and hobbyking resells other HSP cars, so it seems more than reasonable. Good eye.

AronHB

hha thx can you reccomend me a good battery for this one?

Foxy

Any 6 cell 7.4v shotgun style nimh battery will do the job. They are quite tricky to find though, I'd try local sources first, got any hobby shops near you?

AronHB

Not really hha and aren't lipo's better?

Foxy

Yeh, much better, but the problem is you'll need to either get a lipo alarm or change the ESC to prevent discharging them down below 2.8v per cell (not below 3v per cell even better), and you'll also need a lipo balance charger. Lipo alarm is only a few bucks from hobby king (I can give you links if you can't find em), as are the batteries (try the zippy 2200 2s), but a decent charger will be another 40 bucks.

AronHB

lol i wouldn't even know how to do all of that :P

Foxy

It's really easy, don't worry, and if you want my opinion, it IS worth setting up for lipo. You only buy the necessary stuff once, it'll be good for every car you may buy in the future too.

Literally you just set the alarm to 3v per cell and put it in line with the battery and the esc, as for charging, the programs are already programmed for you, all you need to do is set the amperage and hit go. Honestly, its easy as abc once you grasp the concept.

AronHB

i think im just going to go with this carhttp://www.nitrorcx.com/25c207-12-ra...brushless.htmland whenever i want to drift i can put some drift tires on them maybe?
but wouldn't know what battery i should take that lasts longer and with more power than that standard battery

Foxy

How about this? It even includes a lipo and charger AND its brushless.

http://www.nitrorcx.com/52c96-madpul...brushless.html

AronHB

yeah i know its really sick but its allredy out of stock for over a month

Foxy

Oh crap. Hm...I don't like the look of that 1/12 much, more of a rally car, probably won't drift well.

AronHB

yeah i will probably just wait for them to get in stock