Rc Cars

[fearce]

Any one into these nitro powered RC cars? Im looking into getting one of these, seen a few on ebay,


any thoughts?

 

[bichir mad]

ive got a new schmacher havoc from halfords, and im just running it in at the mo and it looks impressive

 

[fearce]

is it the red shell one, buggy type, i saw one for around £169.99

 

[bichir mad]

nope the one you saw is the hpi rush evo this is the one i got, ive got a black shell not yellow

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[fearce]

Yup, that sounds right, so which ones better, and how much did you pay if you dont mind me asking?

 

[bichir mad]

i paid £270 for it and a rush evo about 2 yrs ago and had nothing but problems so id reccomend the havoc

also the havoc has a 4.5cc engine and double rear exhaust here is pic and its much bigger than a evo

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[smithrc]

what do you intend to do with it?

If it involves any big jumping (and it will) - I say savage (but I would - I've had 3!)

If its for dirt tracks and small jumps, Ive got a hyper7 (with a .28 engine)

 

[demonmagus]

I want a HPI MT2, pretty expensive though.

may I ask what's so fun about these cars? I don't want to buy one and realise how I don't like them lol

 

[nukeonekitty]

I was into it for a while and the thing that gets old fast is how much you have to tinker on them and you are ALWAYS buying something... It's like a fish tank, but more expensive. It was fun for me for about a year then I was like okay... enough... I'd rather drive a real car.

 

[demonmagus]

I'd like one so I could learn more. Just generally I'm awful at building stuff and a RC car seems like a fun way to get into 'tech' stuff

 

[bichir mad]

they are a constant drain on your wallet (ie fuel, hopups, tyres, etc) but hey if you like them it wouldnt matter,

but if you buy brand new you have to run it in which is a boring task.
i have a hpi dvd which shows you how if your intrested?

also once its finely tuned, due to the havoc being 2wd with a 4.5cc engine with all that power going to the wheel it can wheelie

 

[smithrc]

Working on them is half the fun

start looking on for sale sections on forums and buy 2nd hand... Be careful what you are buying though - check the post counts of the seller ect - most sites use a reputatuion system so you cna check the seller isnt going to sell you a dud.

I use www.gotnitro.co.uk.

 

[demonmagus]

do you know of anywhere else where I could find a used mt2? or even a micro rs4?


obivously ebay but do you know anywhere else? other forums?

thanks

 

[nukeonekitty]

I guess I didn't honestly like them then. I just didn't like the community of people (hope not to offend anyone, but the general Nitro nut is either A. A single, overweight, balding male or B. A nerdy teenager.) Real cars kind of took my interest and I learned that girls tend to like something they can ride in; not a toy

 

[demonmagus]

well, I can't drive yet lol