Nitroholic Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Like all overgrown boys, I want bigger toys Nitro is fun, but I have the urge for something bigger and badder to blast round the park terrorising the dog-walkers. The question is, how best to dip my toes in the water. Currently, the sluch fund for toys is running at around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victor meldrew Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 I do hope you are joking,about the park,if you hit something with a 12kg petrol buggy you will do some serious damage,to pets or people or property,and it just gives modelers a bad name,where as if you are kind and courteous to other park users,they generally take an interest and not moan about the noise.As for a first purchase try a second hand baja or marder and see how you go.VM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACOB MCINTOSH Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Baja ss because you will learn how it all works, so if you break it you will be able to fix it fairly easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitroholic Posted September 13, 2009 Author Share Posted September 13, 2009 Yes.... I was joking. I am ALWAYS careful of bystanders and the like when out with the buggies. Most uninitiated onlookers have no idea how fast a nitro buggy can go, let alone a hulking great petrol job. With a second hand Baja, what should I be looking out for in terms of spotting a genuine one as opposed to a clone, and what should I watch for in terms of wear and tear? Marders seem to go for a lot less on E-Bay but I don't like the look so much. Also....a lot of the ones I have seen have damaged bodies or ones cut for custom pipes. Really has to be a Baja for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norney hurtmore Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 clones are a cheap way to get into it, but the first time you come uo against the real deal you will regret buying cheap you can make them faster, you can make them handle but the car won't take it by the time you've bought all the bits to sort it out you would have spent about the same anyway Go for an FG or a HPI you won't regret either just my two pennies worth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRAXXAS-MAN23 Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 dont rule out the fg baja . . . . . . . . . \. / Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adolf hamster Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 ss and get a nice 2.4 in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savage-rage Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 baja 5 b ss or fg baja 4wd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiks Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 SS, the knowledge you get on the building stage really helps you through your first few months and gives you a good idea what may of gone wrong when you run into breakages/problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perruzo Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Kingmotor clone plus SS shocks and a few needed upgrades is the way i would go (again) if i did it all again. The KM has only the same problems that the HPI RTR has i.e. cheese shock shafts No problems with KM in my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adolf hamster Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 The KM has only the same problems that the HPI RTR has i.e. cheese shock shafts from my experience its more like cheese shock shafts, cheese drive cups, cheese bones, cheese clutch, cheese diff, cheese tyres, cheese shell, cheese skidplate, cheese servo gears and a cheese servo horn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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