23 replies to this topic

[hebby]

My km is awesome good power pretty strong and does what i want it to   if it breaks it gets replaced by whatever i can afford at that moment in time

[Shono]

stebro, on 01 February 2012 - 06:41 PM, said:

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

@ bawseybajabashers seriously look at that list.u save so much on a clone .as I said befor every car is bound to break so y spend around an extra 100 when that car is going to break sometime!(and the same apply s to the km,yes they will break.But Man u need to get over this ,clones aren't that bad.km for example they are ment to be really good

Edited by Shono, 01 February 2012 - 07:15 PM.

[rcshaynerc]

I run the hpi baja 5b 2.0 but if i was to go KM i would get the KM 2.0 as the 2-speed in my opinion is only good for onroad / flat surface,

like has been said hpi is made of a better quality to KM or roven but they never stay std for long i.e when something brakes you can replace with stock parts or upgrade / hopup to better parts

[bawseybajabashers]

entitled to an opinion peeps. I'm not saying don't buy it. And i only speak the TRUTH. KM engines have less plating in the cylinder head, plastic diff gears, dodgy clutches, poor quality plastic with regards to the suspension arms etc, and not to mention the electrics. yes all cars break, but its HOW they break and why which is what I am talking about. For god sake I am merely warning you of there previous reputation. No need to jump to conclusions saying they are not a crap rc car.

I run HPI parts on my sandrail as my baja isn't really a baja 5b its a cage with hpi bits on it. Although it has got a KM fuel tank which was alot cheaper and has done me alright so I am not dissing the KM brand to the point of destruction. Just wouldn't have one.

RC-addict if you want a productive view, I would go for 30.5cc one.

Edited by bawseybajabashers, 02 February 2012 - 04:01 PM.

[hebby]

What previous reputation? They have a good rep for being the best of the Baja clones ;-)

[Rc-addict]

How do the km engines on the 2.0 compare to the hpi baja engines ?

[Carpmart]

How about that, just had confirmation that he's not interested in any Baja's and I've offered him 4 different ones!  Wasted lots of time on PM, TOTAL BLOODY TIMEWASTING TYRE KICKER!!!!!!!!!

[Baja 5b]

Rc-addict, on 02 February 2012 - 04:10 PM, said:

How do the km engines on the 2.0 compare to the hpi baja engines ?

Tbh there better than the engines on the v2. Ive seen the 29cc in a km baja and its a very good motor. The km bajas are very good cars otherwise so many people woulden't have them. The engine in the hpi v2 is afterall a clone of a zenoah so........ no difference there.

Edit: The engine is the v2 hpi is so slow you will end up changing it out if you ever go off-road anyway...

Edited by Baja 5b, 02 February 2012 - 06:26 PM.

[Donnee]

Can't fault the KM's meself... Got one of the cheap £400 ones and its still going strong. After around 20 tanks through it i've only bought a throttle servo and a set of back tyres for it.... Pretty damn good if you ask me

Depends what you use it for of course, mine's been at most 5 foot off the ground, dare say if you go throwing it off 20ft jumps it'll die a lot quicker, but i'd imagine that'd weaken/break most rc's eventually.

Way i look at it is if i buy a HPI i spend 700 quid (or there abouts) then have to replace what breaks or upgrade as required. If i buy the clone it might break slightly quicker, but i've got £300 in the kitty for when it does, at which point i can buy HPI/better parts anyway