Losi Desert Buggy XL-E

3 minutes ago, mydoddy69 said:

 

What was shipping costs ? 

 

£0

 

 

 

Hmm, wonder if any of our German friends will have any introductory deals on... I shall keep an eye out and post links if I find any

Well that didn't last long it just went up  

 

£924.99  ouch ! 

 

https://www.horizonhobby.co.uk/Land-Sea/New-Releases/LOSI-DBXL-E-4WD-Desert-Buggy-1-5-RTR-black-.htm?SessionId=&a=article&ProdNr=094LOS05012T1&p=43557

 

 

Edited April 4, 2017 by mydoddy69

How much did you spend on your xmaxx and the collection of magic exploding diffs? Still not bad value, not the best either.

1 hour ago, mond said:

How much did you spend on your xmaxx and the collection of magic exploding diffs? Still not bad value, not the best either.

 

Not £924.99 no where near either ! 

 

Hopefully MS will have a better price I'm kicking myself for not ordering yesterday now TBH 

Nice second bit of bad news just had my order for my Gens Ace packs cancelled and refunded with no reason why  

Be quick it's gone back to £776.99  

Sigh....And we wonder why ours is a dying hobby...

 

Edit, stop press! All is well with the world again!

Edited April 5, 2017 by bertberr

£923.99 again  

If Dollar Hobbyz breaks them a conversion won't cost to much, the chassis will be dirt cheap (i paid $10 for a new one) and all you need after that is the new chassis tray that goes over the original, the centre drive line, centre diff and electrics. A used DBXL can be picked up for a few hundred now. May be worth considering.

 

 

I want the LED Light bar for mine....

22 hours ago, mond said:

How much did you spend on your xmaxx and the collection of magic exploding diffs? Still not bad value, not the best either.

 

 sorry I just found this amusing.

You forgot ESCs 

15 minutes ago, Oh How Original said:

 

 sorry I just found this amusing.

You forgot ESCs 

something something 8S upgrade kit...

1 minute ago, mond said:

something something 8S upgrade kit...

 

*cough* how much?! *cough*  

This looks great and pretty decent price 

Looks a little nose heavy in this vid but it's a prototype of the final version so may have been tweaked so more before release ? 

 

 

 

i was thinking of moving the esc to the other side in front of the motor but if you want to run mechanical brakes that's not an option by the looks. 

 

So question is, is there a huge gain to running mechanical brakes ? 

3 hours ago, mydoddy69 said:

Looks a little nose heavy in this vid but it's a prototype of the final version so may have been tweaked so more before release ? 

 

 

 

i was thinking of moving the esc to the other side in front of the motor but if you want to run mechanical brakes that's not an option by the looks. 

 

So question is, is there a huge gain to running mechanical brakes ? 

It's not nose heavy. The back is bottoming out as it hits the base of a jump causing it to nose down. This is fixed by getting DDM springs and much thicker oil or springs, drilling holes in the pistons and using standard shock oil. It's a DBXL quirk that probably should have been fixed out of the box by now.  

I want one.

 

I think he kept jabbing the brakes in the video as well, which sent the nose down.

It sounds like it anyway.

Edited April 5, 2017 by Oh How Original

Shocks are a new design, not like the Dibby's. As Mond notes, only Shocks and oil away from being sorted.

 

Mech brakes take strain off both motor and ESC.....and is for girls who cannot drive big toys. 

 

 

Hopefully bring a 5ive T e out after this! Never had a go with a 5th brushless but looks so much fun!!

Just now, bombercountynick said:

Hopefully bring a 5ive T e out after this! Never had a go with a 5th brushless but looks so much fun!!

 

MGM already have one...

1 hour ago, bombercountynick said:

Hopefully bring a 5ive T e out after this! Never had a go with a 5th brushless but looks so much fun!!

 

Unlikely Nick, requires very high end kit for reliability and the cost is prohibitive.

 

IF my rally conversion runs OK,  welcome to have a go, though 8s just isn't really sufficient, 10s is where it's at IMO 

2 hours ago, Noj said:

Shocks are a new design, not like the Dibby's. As Mond notes, only Shocks and oil away from being sorted.

 

Mech brakes take strain off both motor and ESC.....and is for girls who cannot drive big toys. 

 

 

I didn't check the part number in the manual but they look the same, just raw aluminium and not anodised.

1 hour ago, Oh How Original said:

 

MGM already have one...

Just don't look at the price.

1 minute ago, mond said:

Just don't look at the price.

 

But if you can afford it and the batteries and charging required... What a nice toy!