remote control car help?????

[gotamintvtr]

im looking around for a petrol remote control car but dont know a great deal about them. i have been told that hpi's are good for beginners. so was looking onebay and come across a pair with all the spares that are needed and that. apparently only one has ever been run the other hasent even been started. i asked the person how much they would take for buy it now and they said offer a price and they will consider how much would you offer. heres the linkhttp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-HPI-RS4-RTR-3-EVOs-BRAND-NEW-not-tamiya_W0QQitemZ260017286281QQihZ016QQcategoryZ191 68QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


any advice would be great thanks
jamie

[black_rat_uk]

Something like that would retail for about £200 so i'd offer him about £140 for the unused one

[gotamintvtr]

ok well he wants to sell as a pair and he says costs around 440 to by new. so i was thinking about 300 for the pair and the spares. but i dont want too look stupid and insult them with a lousy offer. but then you should start low and work your way up to get it cheap i suppose

[black_rat_uk]

what £440 each or for both??? If he's saying thats the prie for one new he's pulling your leg mate

[gotamintvtr]

nah its for all he has in the auction would cost that.

[black_rat_uk]

http://www.abcmodelsport.net/c38114/Tamiya-1/10-XBG-Nitro-On-Road-Radio-Controlled-Cars.html

try this link might be of some use most TAMIYA cars here are going for £179 after 10% discount

[black_rat_uk]

try £280 to start with then £140 each. I wouldn't pay no more than £320 for the lot though

[gotamintvtr]

yeah they are quite good. and not bad prices. but i read the hpis are good for beginners and still can have mods and that. so i was looking down that route

[gotamintvtr]

yeah i was thinkin about 350 max realy. so along the same lines as you. i just need to fins some one to go halves with me. all me mates are skint

[gotamintvtr]

been in contact with the person for a while and they have just said they will remove it from auction for 275 so i think thats a good price just got to find some one now

[black_rat_uk]

it dont matter where you start really as long as you use a big open space to begin with just to get the feel of it. Try a supermarket carpark after its closed for the night or something like that.

[gotamintvtr]

yeah i was thinking a car park or a school play ground or something. like you say an empty one though lol

[black_rat_uk]

yeah i'd go for that then mate sounds like a good deal you just need to find someone now though

[gotamintvtr]

yeah i brought them. im going to collect them on tuesday night. i decided ill just give one to me dad for early xmas present. i know hell enjoy it just as much as me

[puzzledzippy]

i was going to say about a team accociated tc3 team they handle really well and they are about 200 in the kit form but the you have to but the radio and bodyshell seperate.i have got one and its tuned so i can get the most possible speed i can get out of it.it would walk all over a nitro car.

or you could get a schumacher nitro fusion they do 80mph out of the box.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Schumacher-FUSION-2-Nitro-RC-Car-FUTABA-2ch-radio-40Mhz_W0QQitemZ290012995071QQihZ019QQcategoryZ1916 8QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[gotamintvtr]

well i been told the hpis and that one particularly are good for beginners. i am a newbie and something to fast ill probably just smash up lol. so after a while i can always change and upgrade

[garybuk]

yeah fucking fun mate but be perpred to keep buying spares for them its a fun hobbie but expices too i used to have an xtr3e was fucking fast so fast it needed a wheeli bar , but it just to go thur its gears and tryes ,long as you got the money they are fun

[puzzledzippy]

true,ive had a few hpi's and they are very good.soon you can step up to a 1/5 fg. i have got one of them to,its a full race spec and i have had the big bore engine conversion to make it 27cc.they go like stink but they are a lot of money to buy.

[garybuk]

true,ive had a few hpi's and they are very good.soon you can step up to a 1/5 fg. i have got one of them to,its a full race spec and i have had the big bore engine conversion to make it 27cc.they go like stink but they are a lot of money to buy.
was you on about the xtr3e mate?

[gotamintvtr]

i keep hearing people say they are expensive but you look at parts online and they are cheap lol. so whats so expensive about them. what spares do people recomend stocking up on. you cant see the items i brought as she removed them for me. bargain i think though 275 for 2 brand new hpi's

[gotamintvtr]

yeah i looked at those fg's online very dear but 27cc lol thats fast lol. what would mine have does anyone know?

[puzzledzippy]

i was on about the touring car fg modelsport
heres the one ive got,had to find the pictures on their website


and here is a pic to show you how big they are

[gotamintvtr]

what scale is that mate. mines a 1 10th or something how big are they?

[black_rat_uk]

true,ive had a few hpi's and they are very good.soon you can step up to a 1/5 fg. i have got one of them to,its a full race spec and i have had the big bore engine conversion to make it 27cc.they go like stink but they are a lot of money to buy.


27cc!!!!! i bet that engine was a beast the ones i had only had 4cc engines. what scale model was that?

[black_rat_uk]

nice thats the 1/8 model if my mind serves me right?

[puzzledzippy]

they are 1/5, i found a picture with bloke holding one to give you an idea how big they are and the other picture ar the same as my car,ive spent about £1600 on it and they a good for around 100mph+

[black_rat_uk]

they are 1/5, i found a picture with bloke holding one to give you an idea how big they are and the other picture ar the same as my car,ive spent about £1600 on it and they a good for around 100mph+

bloody hell thats almost as fast as my saxo lol!!! THe difference being you'd get to 100 in about 4-5 seconds i that where it would take me about an hour lol:fcuk: :fcuk: :fcuk: :fcuk:

[gotamintvtr]

bloody hell :O i wonder what would happen if you was to put it through a speed camera. i cant wait to collect mine. im gonna zip up and down the street on tuesday night lol

[puzzledzippy]

my old mate used to have one that was clocked with a police speed gun doing 117mph and that just had a tuned exhaust,
we used to run them on the old runway at blackbush airport in surrey and my mate forgot to put the airial up thought the bodyshell and it went wizzing up the runway and i have turned round to him because i heard him say oh shit,it had only lost the signal and when up the road on full throtle i just remember seeing him legging it after it for about 100yards as it went onto the grass and stoped.as you can imagine it was well funny

[gotamintvtr]

bloody hell. i want one. i can see where im heading lol ive just found a good site that gives tuning ideas and things

[gotamintvtr]

http://www.storacingproducts.com/rc-cars-planes/20/155/index.htm

[puzzledzippy]

try www.modelsport.co.uk thats a very good site for getting stuff,or try www.kevsracingbits.com this is a shop near guildford that is very good,i allways go to him for stuff or if iam having trouble.

[gotamintvtr]

im on thaem sites thnaks they are good. can anyone in the know tell me what sort of spares i should stock up on. ie tyres gaskets brakes? any help please