There are some very in depth reviews of 1:10 buggies on www.oople.com. They have the KM conversion there even.

Yeah,oople.com is great,you get a very in depth look at the cars.

The zx-5 would seem the logical choice,right price range,can use stick packs and can convert to the BJ4 layout later if you get more serious and want to run saddle packs.

Also worth a mention is the dark impact with a few upgrades,that gives you the benefit of the enclosed shaft drive aswell as the transverse motor for mod or BL motors.

I'll list them for you:

BJ4

HB Cyclone D4

Tamiya TRF501X

Yokomo MR4-BX

Predator X10

IMHO, those are the very best.

Soon to be Predator X11.. :)

I don't think it will be $470... I have heard around $300... but we will have to see. If it's only $30 less than a B4 then they would not have made it imo.

HB has done this before... they copied the Kyosho 1/8... you could buy it for way less than the Kyosho.

The pictures were of the Associated b4, but they actually talk about the XXX-4 as well in the review. I see you are not really considering it anymore... but I thought that you may want to see it.

Has anyone suggested a JATO 3.3?

any info on the nitro ctr.5