Nitro RC truck owners

[bigwhiteash]

Savage or Associated Monster GT... I would avoid Traxxas. (based on my own research, they're not as strong or durable).

I have an Assoc. RC8 buggy, and I'm waiting for delivery of my MGT 8.0 (monday)

Here's the buggy with a fresh RJ Speed body painted by me...







Nitro is much more entertaining than electric, in my opinion. The maintanence is a bit more complicated, but if you enjoy tinkering, it's no problem.

[mail man]

Very nice looking buggy, I realy like the paint job you did.
I do like to tinker with things, and, that is why I was thinking of nitro.

I was actually loking at the Savage, and I really like the looks of it. Is the Savage a fairly upgradable truck? I mean, are upgrades pretty accessible?

[bigwhiteash]

Thanks, It's my first paint job....

There are a shitload of hopup parts for the Savage, look around at integy.com, they make some nice CNC parts for a lot of vehicles. Especially the Savage.

http://www.integy.com/st_main.html?p_catid=59

I went with Associated because of my great experience with the RC8 buggy. Tower Hobbies also has an easy-pay plan where they will charge your card over three months... Makes these big boy toys a bit more accessible to me.

From what I've read, once you get into a certain price range, high or low, there's not really much difference between manufacturers within that range... A $400.00 truck is a $400.00 truck. Just scope out parts availability.

Haven't broken anything yet... Wish I could say the same thing about my helicopters! THOSE things are ALWAYS on the workbench!

[Tdre977]

I was actually loking at the Savage, and I really like the looks of it. Is the Savage a fairly upgradable truck? I mean, are upgrades pretty accessible?

I think in the HPI site they have an extensive list of upgrades, from alloy parts to kits for reverse. I'm running an HPI rs4 right now, seems like i break it more often than I play with it (hitting shit at 40+mph breaks alot of shit) and replacement parts are always readily available.

[Tdre977]

My whip

[bigwhiteash]

Nice car!

RS4 is my next car... HPI makes some awesome bodies.

[bigwhiteash]

New Truck is in the house!

Two tanks into the break-in process... This beast has some POWER!

[mail man]

Very nice, is this the 8.0?Very sweet looking ride, is that the stock paint?

Okay, I have a few more questions, I am just looking for opinions, I did do a lot of "window" shopping, and I realy like the Savage, and the beast the best in looks and in customer reviews.
So,should I be looking at the 1/10, or will I be dissappointed that I didn't get 1/8 size, and, realistically, would I be setting myself up by buying a used one, or should I buy new to save any potential heartburn? And lastly, are the RTR kits good kits?(good radios, and such).

Thanks for letting me bend your ears.

[Devil Doc]

Very nice looking buggy, I realy like the paint job you did.
I do like to tinker with things, and, that is why I was thinking of nitro.

I was actually loking at the Savage, and I really like the looks of it. Is the Savage a fairly upgradable truck? I mean, are upgrades pretty accessible?

When my youngest son and I went to buy his first Nitro buggy, the first thing the store owner said was, "You'll spend 80% of your time working on them, 20% running them". He was pretty close.

Doc.

[ggiese]

When my youngest son and I went to buy his first Nitro buggy, the first thing the store owner said was, "You'll spend 80% of your time working on them, 20% running them". He was pretty close.

Doc.

Yep!

Mine is a HPI Nitro rs4. I've had the beast for over 10 years - wasn't horribly expensive to get into - and there are still plenty of parts and upgrades out there.

[mail man]

Well, I just put in an order through Tower Hobbies for the new Savage X 4.6 with the new 2.4GHZ remote.
They are on back order, but should be out in a 1 to 1 1/2 weeks...I can't wait.

The rtr kit from HPI comes with an extra kit ie. fuel fill bottle glow starter, batteries and charger, and four way wrench...hopefully, all I will need is some fuel, and to charge the batteries, then I can start the break in...as soon as it comes in.

[ggiese]

Well, I just put in an order through Tower Hobbies for the new Savage X 4.6 with the new 2.4GHZ remote.
They are on back order, but should be out in a 1 to 1 1/2 weeks...I can't wait.

The rtr kit from HPI comes with an extra kit ie. fuel fill bottle glow starter, batteries and charger, and four way wrench...hopefully, all I will need is some fuel, and to charge the batteries, then I can start the break in...as soon as it comes in.

Does it come preassembled? Or do you have the joy of assembling it yourself?

Mine came as a build it yourself kit - and am actually glad it came that way. I was able to see how everything fit together - and (most importantly) how to take it apart and repair it when I ran it into a concrete wall...

Be careful - the problem with buying a nitro car/truck is you'll always find yourself wanting to go bigger and better.

[mail man]

Unfortunately, it comes preassembled, but that just means I can get to the break in quicker, then I can learn how to rebuild when I wreck it.