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03:52 PM

After owning both, a Flux last year and a 5T this year, im starting to think about going back to a Flux. I've compiled my personal experience comparison with pro's and con's last night and im trying to decide what to do.

HPI Baja 5T

Pluses:

Very long run times
Awesome noise/smell factor
Attracts a lot of attention
Big and bad
Can be drivin in wet/cold weather with no adverse effects
Nothing else like it
2WD is pretty fun

Minuses:

Expensive to maintain
Not able to jump very high
More prone to breakage and costly repairs
Constant need to be checked, cleaned
Heavy and bulky to move and carry around
Oil/gas spills can be a real mess
Hard to find area's decent enough to run in
Noise factor increases chance of annoying people
Noise factor also decrease's areas can be run in
Takes longer to clean
Tires wear out quicker
Tuning can be become problematic
Constant need for air filter to be checked/cleaned
No reverse
Large and complex to work on
Difficult to find decent area's to run in
FM radio needs to be upgraded
Bodies are expensive to buy and paint
Concrete wears out tires quickly
Dogboots wear out fast
Drive out of town for non ethanol gas
Requires large area to work on
Hard to land jumps correctly, not mid air controllable
Engine will require rebuild after awhile
Requires more upfront cost for durable parts
2WD harder to control

HPI Savage Flux HP

Pluses:

Very fast, agile
Very durable
Can take extreme punishment
Can do insane jumps and landings
Able to be controlled in mid air
No noise pollution to worry about
Can climb pratically anywhere/anything
Cheaper to maintain
Can be programmed via PC *nerd points!*
Parts are usually cheaper
Tires last longer
Smaller and easier to move around
Has reverse
Less complex to work on
No airfilter maintenance
Includes decent 2.4ghz radio and bulletproof diffs now
Easier to bash with Lee's Stampede
Cheap, paintable bodies
Can wheelie easily
Can easily be driven on concrete
Able to be run in variety of area's
No dogboots to maintain
Takes up less workbench space
4WD brushless powa!

Minuses

Lipo's can be expensive and require babying
Shorter run times
Not the same "cool" factor as Baja
Not as fun to work on/tweak
6S Lipo could result in more part breakages
Running in wet/cold weather not recommended
Requires expensive charger
Needs more batteries for longer run times

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Freezebyte Guest Posts: n/a	05.23.2010, 03:51 PM After owning both, a Flux last year and a 5T this year, im starting to think about going back to a Flux. I've compiled my personal experience comparison with pro's and con's last night and im trying to decide what to do. HPI Baja 5T Pluses: Very long run times Awesome noise/smell factor Attracts a lot of attention Big and bad Can be drivin in wet/cold weather with no adverse effects Nothing else like it 2WD is pretty fun Minuses: Expensive to maintain Not able to jump very high More prone to breakage and costly repairs Constant need to be checked, cleaned Heavy and bulky to move and carry around Oil/gas spills can be a real mess Hard to find area's decent enough to run in Noise factor increases chance of annoying people Noise factor also decrease's areas can be run in Takes longer to clean Tires wear out quicker Tuning can be become problematic Constant need for air filter to be checked/cleaned No reverse Large and complex to work on Difficult to find decent area's to run in FM radio needs to be upgraded Bodies are expensive to buy and paint Concrete wears out tires quickly Dogboots wear out fast Drive out of town for non ethanol gas Requires large area to work on Hard to land jumps correctly, not mid air controllable Engine will require rebuild after awhile Requires more upfront cost for durable parts 2WD harder to control HPI Savage Flux HP Pluses: Very fast, agile Very durable Can take extreme punishment Can do insane jumps and landings Able to be controlled in mid air No noise pollution to worry about Can climb pratically anywhere/anything Cheaper to maintain Can be programmed via PC nerd points! Parts are usually cheaper Tires last longer Smaller and easier to move around Has reverse Less complex to work on No airfilter maintenance Includes decent 2.4ghz radio and bulletproof diffs now Easier to bash with Lee's Stampede Cheap, paintable bodies Can wheelie easily Can easily be driven on concrete Able to be run in variety of area's No dogboots to maintain Takes up less workbench space 4WD brushless powa! Minuses Lipo's can be expensive and require babying Shorter run times Not the same "cool" factor as Baja Not as fun to work on/tweak 6S Lipo could result in more part breakages Running in wet/cold weather not recommended Requires expensive charger Needs more batteries for longer run times Last edited by Freezebyte; 05.23.2010 at 03:52 PM.