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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: |
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. |
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.
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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. |
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. |
Champ all the way, fast efficient service..
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Do they have english on their site? Jeff |
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.
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who is this Hobby Co you speak of? and where is thier website?
thanks |
Hobby Co is Tamiya UK - website? nah.
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they got a website, but it is only a dealer login...
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so no where in uk to buy this car yet?
What sort of pecentage is duty for buying abroad? ta |
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if you work on 25% you will not be to far out Alan |
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 |
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. |
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I think you should stop holding back and say how you really feel :D
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i tell it as it is
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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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