Fast!, durable!, offroad!, brushless!, cheap?

[lincpimp]

Used buggy, used electrics, used everything. I buy alot of used stuff, as that is the only way I can afford to grow the fleet! You may also find deals on lots of rc parts. Buy it all cheap and sell off what you do not need. Often I can do this and effectively get what I wanted out of the deal for free (I have a fair amount of my time in it though). I once bought 3 rustlers, inc a new vxl and managed to sell the other 2 for just shy of what I paid for all 3. So I got a new vxl rustler for 20 bucks plus my time. I have done this a few times with lipos (thanks to everyone who buys them from me!) and got a free pack out of it. If you can save a decent chunk of money to have available you can jump on deals. I try to keep 500 bucks handy to do this, and be prepared to sit on some stuff for a few weeks while it sells.

[BL_RV0]

Skellyo is selling a jammin CR buggy

[Rebelgium]

I think I'm going to try a truggy.
But I'm still not sure which one, could you give me a top5 or so of the best truggy's, with pro's and con's if you've got them?

Just so I can do some comparison and see what's the best bang for the buck, and can start preying on the bay...

[Metallover]

Make sure to consider a 2wd vehicle like a rustler or evader, but I'm not sure you'll like going from 4wd to 2wd unless you drive on pavement.

Anything 4wd 8th scale is going to be expensive. Just look around for something used. I got an 8ight roller for 125 shipped.

[Jabe]

Hobao (ST Pro) and Hong Nor (X2 CRT) has cheap spare parts and they are durable, Xray is european but has expensive spares.
I recommend truggy as basher and racer, it has more ground clearance than buggy, its bit more expensive than buggy but can be used more wider than buggy.
For lipos and charges, look for Turnigy from HC.
Battery trays can be done by self.
Motormount from RCM.
As you live in europe, its easier to buy from EU country if you live in one.
www.jespares.com has some great deals, like Ansmann W3 2.4GHz radio, looks like Sanwa MX-3.
I prefer 4wd cars only (1:10, 1:8, 1:1).

If there is some hobby store nearby, then i would buy brand that they sell spare parts, so you dont have to order every single part from other side of world.

[Rebelgium]

Thanks,
I agree it's easier to buy from Europe, but sometimes it's just so much cheaper in the US... I had to pay 150$ taxes on my E-Revo I bought on ebay in the US, and it was still cheaper than buying it here :(

Anyway, do you know more stores that sell RC stuff in Europe?
Are there brands that are more popular (read: cheaper) in Europe than others?

And I agree on the HC charger and lipo's. And the DIY battery tray.
If I can save some € by DIY-ing, I won't thinks twice ;)

[Jabe]

Just type exc. "Hobao spares" in google and you will find lots of european shops.
Those two brands are cheap everywhere, you just have to find "your model" and do little search that how are spares priced and where you can find em.
You can find few Hobao Hyper ST builds on these forums, including mine.
Btw. Hobao is sold as Ofna in US and i think Hong Nor is sold as Jammin.
There is other great brands also, but i think those have cheapest spares.

[Patrick]

The Thunder Tiger ST-1 isn't too bad for the price. It's not the latest and greatest racing truggy, but it's pretty tough, and I've found it's still pretty competitive against some of the newer cars, close enough that it won't matter for bashing http://www.amainhobbies.com/index.ph...&filter_mfr=41
I've been racing and bashing the Pro version since October 07. I have broken almost no parts on it, and although it's a year or more older than the truggys I usually race with I can still be around the front of the pack if I'm driving ok.
There's only a couple of them around here, Joeling has one of them.

[Rebelgium]

What would be cheapest?
- Buy a roller on the bay, buy a RCM motor mount, buy a motor and ESC on the bay.
- Buy a converted roller (with motor mounts and battery trays already on it) on the bay.
- Buy a RTR converted truggy on the bay.

Or is there no option that will be cheaper than another most of the time?

Also,
Could someone please give a top 5 of the best truggy's around? Don't care about the price too much, what I meant with "cheap" is the best bang for the buck. I'm still willing to spend 500$ or so...

And with the best 5 truggy's I mean the most durable, the most durable drivetrain, sturdy, ... So I can run(read: bash) a great powerplant like the MMM 2200 combo, without worrying about the drivetrain or the rest of the parts breaking.

thanks!

[Metallover]

If you buy used, prices will go down dramatically. Check the revo in my sig.

[Rebelgium]

I'm planning to buy used on ebay, or from a forum.
What of those three options would typically be cheaper?

And what are the best truggy's around in terms of durablility and sturdyness?

btw, great post count Metallover! (1337)

[Arct1k]

i'd prefer 1664 - Durability wise Hyper ST Pro, CRT and MBX5T seem to always be at the top of the list

[Rebelgium]

Originally Posted by Arct1k

i'd prefer 1664 - Durability wise Hyper ST Pro, CRT and MBX5T seem to always be at the top of the list

Thanks, I'll look into those.

btw,
four more post for you and you'll have 4444

[Marvin]

You say in your original post that you want a 1/10 or 1/8 buggy/truggy.

Have a look at the CRT.5. It is ~ the same size as a 1/10 scale buggy, but much stronger (the drivetrain is 1/8 based), and the suspension is a bit stronger too. They aren't that expensive, conversions of them are easy to come by, they have the truggy look you're after, and the electrics will be cheaper - you could run them on 3S Lipo, which means the ESC will be cheaper, you don't need such a decent charger, or if you have a 6S charger, you could charge 2 at once, and the 3S lipo would be cheaper than the 4S (or more) ones. Also you don't need a really big/powerful motor as they are much lighter than an 1/8 scaler.