what to buy

[rascal-2]

hey iam wanting to get into electric in door racing wot would u reccomend as a gd starter car

[rondoolaa]

What scale do you intend to race?

[rascal-2]

1/10th

[shanks]

For me you may as well buy something decent to begin with.

If you dont its likely you'll want to replace whatever you buy fairly quickly.

Id buy used as its cheaper and most of the depreciation has gone out of it - which means if you get bored you can sell it for very similar money.

Check out the for sale section on here - i know a pal of mine Budfish has just listed some of his cars at very good prices (and thats not a plug)

[peetbee]

Shanks gives good advise, but it's also worth seeing what people at your local club are running so that you can get help with setups, spares support, etc

[rascal-2]

wots a tamiya tt01 like

[sosidge]

Originally Posted by rascal-2

wots a tamiya tt01 like

I assume you club runs touring cars then?

A TT-01 is a good car for learning to drive with as it's robust and handles well, but it will struggle to cope with any more power than the standard silvercan.

The Tamiya TA-05 is a shade more expensive but can compete with anything when upgraded. Not sure what else is available in the mid-price range now! There are a couple of RTR cars around, Kyosho TF-5 readyset is possibly the best of the bunch.

Beyond that, you are in the realms of the carbon/alloy cars like the Tamiya 416, TOP Photon, XRAY etc. Very expensive.

Or, you can go down the second-hand route. Much cheaper, but you run the risk of buying a car with hidden damage that you may never find. If you are new to the class, I always recommend buying new.