Jamma119 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Looking the buy an petro rc... Been looking at AoWei 1/5th Scale 26cc Yama Petrol RC Buggy 2.4Ghz Just wanted to know wot people think of it ... Is it any good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lel-95 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 don't bother with a yama, they're pretty terrible if you're looking for a budget 1/5 then check out the King Motor baja's, they're excellent for their money and all HPI baja parts are compatible 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feedtheinferno Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Let me start....never had one. But more importantly what is spelt w-h-a-t, not wot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldman Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Hi,there has been a few posts on here,as regards that make,not many very good ones,not had one myself,but it seems they are not up to much,and not many upgrades are available. Try doing a search on the forum for the various posts on them,. Goldman PS you spell wot how yoo wont!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAZH123 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Sorry to hijack a thread but why does everyone comment on spelling etc. It really is sad and pointless. Any way back on topic I would stick with km, fg etc quality of the plastics are a lot better. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldman Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Spelling as stated above!!!!!,as for a make,FG are good,but so is the price,saw a KM last week,they look good,but not had one,a few on here do. Goldman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lel-95 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I have a km, it's been great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco.dave Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Yamas are ****. KMs are pretty good in my opinion. Also, it is pretty pathetic to be commenting on spelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamiyacowboy Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 if the company spent more time on R&D, better materials , better quality tooling, and quality control they could have something fairly marketable , i say fairly because cost needs to be low but quality high . i do not own one neither driven one, i would rather drop the engine into a boat personaly . but it could have something going, its how the company that makes them moves towards better quality and materials used. more R&D not just copy this that and every other thing. parts need to be cheap and ready available on market in both eastern and western countrys throw all the above together you have one fairly awesome cheap but quality 1/5th scale, above all cheap but quality materials and research design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh How Original Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 (edited) Absolute garbage. Buy a big lump of cheese and have about Edited July 19, 2013 by Oh How Original Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean-vrs Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070917021034AAxvE0r Many examples like above both are correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh How Original Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070917021034AAxvE0r Many examples like above both are correct Same problem with learned and learnt... I've always accepted the correct way is spelled and always will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richarddenton1982 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I had a big thread on the Yama, do a search for it. Its pretty unbiased and based on experience, not unfounded opinions. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco.dave Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 It's not unfounded opinion. I haven't owned one but seen them (they look ****) and known many people who have owned and broke them (they are built like ****). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feedtheinferno Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 You are calling me sad for not wanting the language I love to be befouled by people who "can't be bothered" or are too uneducated to care, if you enjoy it when someone says to you:- "Yo bruv I hav posterd ur car init" Then that's fine, everyone has something that bothers them, not being able to read a post....key point of a forum don't you think? Reading? That's why numerous people on here mention spelling, more to the point so many browsers do a spell check for you so it's a added layer of laziness. Sorry to hijack a thread but why does everyone comment on spelling etc. It really is sad and pointless. Any way back on topic I would stick with km, fg etc quality of the plastics are a lot better. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richarddenton1982 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 It's not unfounded opinion. I haven't owned one but seen them (they look ****) and known many people who have owned and broke them (they are built like ****). I wasn't singling anyone out, or having a go. I was pointing out that I had, ran and upgraded one a lot. It's all detailed in the thread and is there for all to see, based on my experiences and not on what's been heard or observed in passing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAZH123 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 You are calling me sad for not wanting the language I love to be befouled by people who "can't be bothered" or are too uneducated to care, if you enjoy it when someone says to you:- "Yo bruv I hav posterd ur car init" Then that's fine, everyone has something that bothers them, not being able to read a post....key point of a forum don't you think? Reading? That's why numerous people on here mention spelling, more to the point so many browsers do a spell check for you so it's a added layer of laziness. Not getting in to it but you know what the person was saying (writing) so why bother to bring it up? Uneducated? Some people struggle with reading and writing even with spell check is it right to mock them? You don't know who is on the other side of the keyboard that's all I'm saying. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco.dave Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I wasn't singling anyone out, or having a go. I was pointing out that I had, ran and upgraded one a lot. It's all detailed in the thread and is there for all to see, based on my experiences and not on what's been heard or observed in passing. Sorry, just read my post back and realised I sounded a bit of a dick. Each to their own. I wouldn't own one, but there's plenty of people out there who wouldn't be me too! I would say though, if you can afford to spen more a KM or HPI sold serve you better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave235 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I have a yama buggy and a marder and apart from changing the carb for a 668 the only things to fail were things you would expect to fail on all cars of this ilk I didnt pay full price for it but to be honest its not a bad entry level unit I apologise for any spelling or grammatical errors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldman Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I was tempted to buy two of thease myself before I came across the Punishers,cars that cost a fair bit more do have bad points,so as said,for the price,it does seem a good starting point,Richarddenton1982 did a post on the one he had,it ,this was in great detail,so worth a read for anyone thinking of buying this make,it depends how hard you bash it,and also some may well be better put togeather than others,that was the same with the two Punishers I bought,one had a fair few probs. Goldman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh How Original Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Anything can have problems, but something as simple as putting a performance exhaust on, I'm pretty sure it's not possible on the Yama with how the engine is mounted stupidly. I remember Richard had a load of trouble trying to sort one and in the end he just had an extended piece of steel tubing from the looks of it, not exactly great added performance and looks horrible as well. Seriously, if it was my money I'd buy a brand new KM... But I'd love to have a go with a Yama, just to see for myself how weak they are. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revorussell Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I don't have one but bash with a few people that do. and I've never known one to last a hour without breaking. and they are butt ugly imo lol. My boy wanted one till he see how much work they need.thank god he got a baja 5t in the end as i don't think i could afford the repair bills after every run, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyboy Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 My dads got a yama buggy an overall i think they pretty good cars and strong aswell , dads crashed it a few times into curbs and stuff and its held up perfectly , and ive got the km and i replaced alteast 6 plastic parts in the space of 3 weeks hub carriers ,arms, shock towers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh How Original Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 My dads got a yama buggy an overall i think they pretty good cars and strong aswell , dads crashed it a few times into curbs and stuff and its held up perfectly , and ive got the km and i replaced alteast 6 plastic parts in the space of 3 weeks hub carriers ,arms, shock towers, Curbs isn't really viable as a strength test, unless it's a massive one. Send it over some jumps, I bet it's not complete for long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyboy Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Its been over jumps got a bmx track across the road from me and its held up from them aswell https://www.facebook.com/MertonBmxTrack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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