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Colinevan 25-02-2007 08:06 PM

Where to buy a 501x from??
 
Right, iv just sold 2 B4's today and a spare unused zx-5...Sooooo !

i reckon i'll have a nice 501 to try :cool:

I always try and support the uk industry, however £360ish for the car, is still quite dear. Iv seen it as low as £240ish on the likes of ebay etc.

Iv had a look at champs site, however they list 2 cars with 2 prices, does anyone know what the differences are between the 2, Im unsure on whether they will understand me if i email them.

Is there any other suppliers that you would reccommend me to use to obtain a car? If so, please either pm me or reply here.


Thanks

Col.:cool:

DCM 25-02-2007 08:15 PM

one is just the car, the other is with hop-ups included.

As for the UK, I am not sure if Hobby Co had a second batch, their first batch of 10 is sold.

Colinevan 25-02-2007 08:26 PM

There is a few in restock now though, its just the price that i think is putting off uk buyers. I rang them on friday to see how the stock situation is.

Col.:cool:

Colinevan 25-02-2007 08:30 PM

Ah! the hopups included. Do you know what that package would consist of?

From my calcualtions, It looks like the car on its own comes in at around £194 and the other price is at around £274.

Thanks

Col.

Dunc 25-02-2007 09:06 PM

Hi Col,

From memory I believe the hop-ups included in the RC-Champ pack are:

- a front one-way
- a Tamiya Volac ESC (basically a KO-Propo VFS-1)
- a set of Pro-Line tyres

It's probably not much use to most. Champ do the front one-way for around £12 on its own.

I purchased my kit from them and was more than happy with the service.

Hope that helps!

Andy.

TRF_Tastic 25-02-2007 09:41 PM

Champ all the way, fast efficient service..

joffacn 26-02-2007 07:40 AM

Hi

Do they have english on their site?

Jeff

TRF_Tastic 26-02-2007 07:49 AM

No you have to email them, they then send you an email in return with the prices on, you then send payment and confirmation and hey presto car on the way.
[email protected]

dan_kitty 26-02-2007 10:49 AM

who is this Hobby Co you speak of? and where is thier website?
thanks

jimmy 26-02-2007 10:57 AM

Hobby Co is Tamiya UK - website? nah.

DCM 26-02-2007 11:16 AM

they got a website, but it is only a dealer login...

dan_kitty 26-02-2007 11:26 AM

so no where in uk to buy this car yet?
What sort of pecentage is duty for buying abroad?
ta

Alan1467 26-02-2007 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dan_kitty (Post 26969)
so no where in uk to buy this car yet?
What sort of pecentage is duty for buying abroad?
ta


if you work on 25% you will not be to far out

Alan

HairySteve 26-02-2007 11:03 PM

I spoke to the hobby co rep today and he told me they were unlikely to be getting any more 501's in, even after I told him how many people have got them and like them. There are 3 racing regularly at the club where I race and only 1 of them (mine!) came from the uk... If you take into account postage and customs, you'd not be saving a massive amount getting the car from champ, but it's the simple fact that champ have them (and the spares backup!) and hobby co do not. Shame.
-Steve

jimmy 26-02-2007 11:14 PM

Champ had over 50 at release and reply to emails - hey, more than Tamiya UK in both regards :)
Tis a shame though - they would certainly sell them.

bert digler 26-02-2007 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimmy (Post 27041)
Champ had over 50 at release and reply to emails - hey, more than Tamiya UK in both regards :)
Tis a shame though - they would certainly sell them.

tamiya uk is a joke back in the day all u seen was tamiya in the mags riko was a good supplier this hobbyco are a bunch of muppets

jimmy 26-02-2007 11:27 PM

I think you should stop holding back and say how you really feel :D

bert digler 26-02-2007 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimmy (Post 27044)
I think you should stop holding back and say how you really feel :D

its the truth mate:D

bert digler 26-02-2007 11:42 PM

i tell it as it is

Colinevan 27-02-2007 06:39 PM

Just an update really.... :cool:

Iv just ordered a 501x.. and heres the surprise... its a Uk one lol..

OMG am i out of my mind lol.....

I actually got a reasonable price for it, and I should have it within 2 days,

Heres the ironic part... Iv just ordered loads of spares for it from Hong kong lol... I used rcmodel.hk as they were reccommended. I did see champs site, but it lost me a little and this site is 100 % english.

Hmmm, just got to figure out where the Novak gtb is going to go lol.

Col....


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