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Originally Posted by Shorty
Hello,
I'm looking at buying a good starter buggy to learn racing. Nothing too lame that I'll want to change soon, yet nothing too obscure that the parts and upgrades are hard to get.
So...Team Associated RC10 B4.1 £209 or Thunder Tiger Pheonix XB £175
As Thunder Tiger took over and own Team Associated in 2005 I read somewhere that the Phoenix is basically an older version of the RC10, with some newer bits on.
Here's a criptic posting I found on an American forum...
"Associated T3=TTR Phoenix st
Associated B4=TTRPhoenix bx
Associated tc3=TTR Sparrowhawk vx
Associated GT=TTR Phoenix GT
Associated TC3 chassis used on the new TTR sparrowhawk XB 4WD buggy and XXB brushless 4wd Buggy
parts will interchange."
So just how similar is the Phoenix with the current B4.1? Are the suspension arms and shock towers and other commonly broken parts the same?
Can I upgrade the Phoenix with B4.1 parts?
Any thoughts on comparing these two buggies?
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The Phoenix looks very similar to the B3 buggy but I don't think it is exactly the same. The Sparrowhawk car is not the same as a TC3 either.
At that price, there is no sense in buying the Thunder Tiger if you plan to race. The B4 is a much better car with wider parts support.
Even if the Phoenix does have interchangeable parts with a B3, the B3 is effectively a completely different car to the B4 anyway so there is no upgrade path to follow.