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Hey guys,

Thanks for all the great replies, especially those of you will multiple car experience. I just won't have the opportunity to try any 1/8 buggies before the season. It's not a surprise to me that there are number of good buggies out there with strengths and weakeness.

The Mugen sounds like an easy choice being both tough and forgiving to drive, although only the mbx5 is in my budget and not the mbx5r. I don't know how big of a deal that is?

The Losi seems very competitive being both tough and agile. Maybe a little harder to drive in the rough, but there are a lot of setups out there claiming to work good in the rough. I'd get good local support with Losi.

I do like Jammin (I have a crt.5) and it's won a lot and there are a bunch of conversions on this site.

The AE RC8 doesn't seem to have faults and for some reason I really like the idea of a very progressive suspension system. I've seen them for as cheap as $450 new, so it's close in price and may be worth the extra $ to have the latest buggy out. This one also has great local support.

As Glassdoctor has mentioned the Caster has developed a strong following over on rctech.net and seems positioned for a strong 2008 season.

I guess the list could go on and on....

What it really comes down to is which one is the best after being converted to electric? I won't be going exotic and having custom machined parts made, but rather using the great stuff from RCM and maybe one of those machined side pan battery trays.

At this momment I see:
1. Losi - I can get a good condition roller from a buddy and it converts nicely.
2. AE - I love the look of that buggy and if I'm going to spend extra $ it will be on the latest stuff.
3. Mugen - the mbx5 is available new for low $ and it seems with a bit of work in can be a competitive racer.

Decisions...decisions...?