is this rig any good?
 

I'm fairly new to R/C racing and i bought this cheapo rig for RM400(US$ 125). It is a china brand and im not quite sure if it's any good, could any of you tell me if this rig is OK?

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The controller has a neat little LCD screen.
the tires are covered with masking tape for the meantime, im gonna buy some new rims sooner or later...


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the base is made from alloy/aluminium

other than that, i do not know about the car's specs gear ratio, motor turn rate etc... all i know that it's a china brand named "Heng Long"
anyone heard of it?

EDIT: I have found out that it uses a "540 class motor" as written in the manual, i don't know what that means, but maybe you guys do.

RE: is this rig any good?
 

find out what brand and model the car is and if u can find parts in your area for it. 540 is just the size of the motor, thats a standard size for tenth scale cars.

RE: is this rig any good?
 

It doesnt look to bad, the only problem I see is if you break something it will probably be hard to come by some parts , you'll have to rig it up or something. Other then that it should make a cool drifter :)

However, if you have not purchased it yet, I wouldnt.. a few more dollars you can get a TT01 and have parts for days.

RE: is this rig any good?
 

erm, sorry for the bump, i seem to come into a slight problem with this model, sometimes when the car is on idle, andi place the controller near it, it behaves eratically.

could this be caused by radio interferences, or a crappy servo?