beano123 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Hi all I'm thinking about buying a DBXL i'm not new to r/c buggies as i have a HPI Trophy at the moment but fancy something bigger. I've read the thread and see as with all models the DB has its faults but is it worth the £600 price tag. Cheers Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatteh316 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 King Motor X2 is perhaps a better buy to be honest....... It's not perfect but neither is the DBXL and I think the X2 requires 'less' effort to make super tough. No doubt the haters will chime in with the hate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean-vrs Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I've not got one myself, but I do have a few 1/5 scale, and as far as prices go I would say it's worth the money,imo you need to budget for a bigger rx battery and in time a decent pipe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomerSimpson Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 1 hour ago, beano123 said: Hi all I'm thinking about buying a DBXL i'm not new to r/c buggies as i have a HPI Trophy at the moment but fancy something bigger. I've read the thread and see as with all models the DB has its faults but is it worth the £600 price tag. Cheers Mark. Just under £600 is good value for a branded RTR 1/5 scale.. are you especially after a 4WD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masa69 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Was trying to make the same decision a few weeks ago, I ended up getting the RCMK XCR1000 , yes it was slightly more expensive than the DBXL however the build quality is probably the best I have seen. It also has a lot of the upgrades I would of had to pay extra for on the DBXL and obviously it comes as standard with a cracking engine and pipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibleednitro Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 (edited) As nice as it is to have something new, maybe consider second hand? That way it may have most of the important upgrades already. Otherwise expect the £600 to become £1600 very quickly Edited December 14, 2015 by Ibleednitro Typo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCbutcher Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 The dbxl is a clone of the rcmk anyway. Clone or purchased blue print. Like hpi km may have done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCbutcher Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 The rcmk even has a logo printed onto the battery lid. Something that's normal for all rcs. But the losi dbxl just has a blank one doesn't it. It only has stickers saying losi I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatteh316 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Yea the DBXL is about as much as a Losi as the King Motor X2 is..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover Man Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Its was never meant to be. RCMK made the DB and Losi bought the rights to sell it under there brand. And because it was sold as the losi DBXL first that makes the XCR 1000 the clone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harris2258 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 21 hours ago, Ibleednitro said: As nice as it is to have something new, maybe consider second hand? That way it may have most of the important upgrades already. Otherwise expect the £600 to become £1600 very quickly That's very true my dbxl cost £599 and I've already spent well over a grand on upgrades don't regret it but I wish I'd had a losi 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beano123 Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share Posted December 15, 2015 23 hours ago, masa69 said: Was trying to make the same decision a few weeks ago, I ended up getting the RCMK XCR1000 , yes it was slightly more expensive than the DBXL however the build quality is probably the best I have seen. It also has a lot of the upgrades I would of had to pay extra for on the DBXL and obviously it comes as standard with a cracking engine and pipe. Thanks all for your comments but the RMCK stuff looks pretty good and better engineered than the DBXL so may go for one of their products. Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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