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[Rc-addict]

Please helpful comments only

http://www.rcmodelz....-Baja-Buggy.php

http://www.rcmodelz....-Baja-Buggy.php

[norcoforever]

the basic one because the 2 speed is useless off road and i've read numerous bad reports with regards to its reliability

[Baja 5b]

Id get the 2nd one with the 30.5cc, the 23cc with a standard exhaust is very slaw you that £100 will go very quickly anyway. Bajas are expensive to keep maintained..... Good luck.

Btw you can convert to a standard 1-speed for about £30 so its not that big a deal and the points raised above are valid and correct 2-speeds arnt usefull for bashing off-road.

wares getting the first car mentioned up to the spec of the 2nd baja has as standard would cost atleast £500. A 30.5cc motor is £200 alone.... and i good pipe is atleast £60 whitch the 2nd one has as standard.

Edited by Baja 5b, 01 February 2012 - 04:20 PM.

[stebro]

If you going for a km why not go for the km 2.0

http://www.rcmodelz....RC-2.0-29cc.php

Has some alloy where it needed and some that i feel isn't. Plus you get stock plastic arms too.

[Nitroholic]

Yep..if you have the cash to get hte 2-speed....get the one Stebro linked to. It's a better all round package

[Baja 5b]

stebro, on 01 February 2012 - 04:39 PM, said:

If you going for a km why not go for the km 2.0

http://www.rcmodelz....RC-2.0-29cc.php

Has some alloy where it needed and some that i feel isn't. Plus you get stock plastic arms too.

+1 on that. Ive seen one in action (The falconers) and its a great buggy.

[bawseybajabashers]

hate to break it to you but neither as they are King Motor not HPI, You will be spending more time fixing a King Motor than running it.

HPI quality over cheap copy.. No brainer really...

[norcoforever]

bawseybajabashers, on 01 February 2012 - 05:29 PM, said:

hate to break it to you but neither as they are King Motor not HPI, You will be spending more time fixing a King Motor than running it.

HPI quality over cheap copy.. No brainer really...

numerous people run KM's they are not a bad clone at all. for newer people to 1/5 they represent great value for money. and this isn't a helpful post to the op

[toys4x4boys]

bawseybajabashers, on 01 February 2012 - 05:29 PM, said:

You will be spending more time fixing a King Motor than running it.
HPI quality over cheap copy.. No brainer really...

Ahh brand snobery, gotta love it.

We only have 2 HPi cars out of the 5 in our group, they break just as often as the KM's or Rovan's

Mind you not many of these cars stay stock long enough to be called HPi after a while anyway

[Shono]

To be fair u have to be truthful any type of rc car is going to break  at some point .( but some times its apart of the fun )but dispite that Km make good cars .

[hebby]

bawseybajabashers, on 01 February 2012 - 05:29 PM, said:

hate to break it to you but neither as they are King Motor not HPI, You will be spending more time fixing a King Motor than running it.

HPI quality over cheap copy.. No brainer really...

Mate you need to grab some bog roll cos your talking crap
I have a km and only think i have broken is a rear hub and a steering wiper   Nothing wrong with Km bajas its people like you that only buy branded top name stuff cos everyone else does

Go for the one stebro linked cos there awesome for the money and you get a bag of plastic parts inc arms towers and other stuff

Edited by hebby, 01 February 2012 - 06:21 PM.

[stebro]

bawseybajabashers, on 01 February 2012 - 05:29 PM, said:

hate to break it to you but neither as they are King Motor not HPI, You will be spending more time fixing a King Motor than running it.

HPI quality over cheap copy.. No brainer really...

Get over yourself mate

[Jolly_roger_uk]

I own a genuine HPI Baja, but I bash with a load of guys running a mixture of KM and Rovan.  All of us have had the odd issue here and there, but if I were to buy another, I wouldn't hesitate to buy a clone.  Great value imo.

[hebby]

bawseybajabashers, on 01 February 2012 - 05:29 PM, said:

hate to break it to you but neither as they are King Motor not HPI, You will be spending more time fixing a King Motor than running it.

HPI quality over cheap copy.. No brainer really...

Forgot to mention! Did you not think the reason he was looking at the Km Baja's was the fact they were less than a hpi one? maybee he only ha s enough for one of these? are you willing to pay the extra for a hpi one if he only has enough for a km?

[stebro]

hebby, on 01 February 2012 - 06:32 PM, said:

Forgot to mention! Did you not think the reason he was looking at the Km Baja's was the fact they were less than a hpi one? maybee he only ha s enough for one of these? are you willing to pay the extra for a hpi one if he only has enough for a km?

Not only that mate but if he planning on modding it you can still do all that and it will still be cheaper than a hpi.
My rovan cost me in total £670 ish
but that covers everything
Fees from customs
car
30.5 OBR
windows
killswitch
rollcage mod
side guards
bumpers
hitec 5765 servo
Alloy clutch bell
Hostile spur