B-Max 4 for begginers?

[Daryl]

Hi Guys

Had plenty of advice from various people on which car to buy for my first car (not raced for around 14 - 15 years, cat2000 and yokomo dogifghter) a fair few people have backed the Yokomo B-MAX 4 to get started at club racing again

Yokomo do different versions which im guessing have upgraded components etc, my question is this, is the standard car for £189 good enough to get me back into the sport or is it worth spending the extra £££ on the better packages knowing further dow the line im likely to upgrade anyway?

Thingas have changed muchly since i used to race so i dont know much about the new cars


B-MAX 4 competition off road buggy £189

-09 edition - £329.95

Champions edition - £234

Factory edition - £385


any help appreciated

Regards

D

[Benjy1]

I was the same as you recently just back into racing after a 15 year gap and the Yokomo B-MAX 4 was also suggested to me. I went for the Factory for the fact that I knew if I bought the basic one I would still want all the upgrades eventualy and end up spending more than just buying the factory version instead.

I love the car it is very strong and spares are easy to come by.

So if you have the cash now then get the factory however if you only have enough for the basic I am sure it will be ok to start of with.

Good luck

[Daryl]

Thanks mate

Where do you race? what was it like on your first few races? did it feel weird

[Benjy1]

I race in Watford Herts and yes it takes a long time to get used to it again. Been back into it since NOV/DEC 10 and still finding my feet. but enjoying it and thats the main thing

[Si Coe]

I've got both a base car and a full on Factory team. There is no doubt the Team car is better but the base car isn't far behind for a lot less money.
On top of the £189 you will need to add the anti-roll bar kit (a must for all BMaxes) which is found in the other kits.
The stock plastic shocks aren't great either, so all in all I reckon the Champ pack version at £234 is worth the difference as it also adds better turnbuckles too.

After that, the big bores on the FT are awesome, but the rest is really just extra money for blue alloy bling

Whatever you go for, the Bmax is a great beginner car as its tough, stable and quick.

[Daryl]

Originally Posted by Benjy1

I race in Watford Herts and yes it takes a long time to get used to it again. Been back into it since NOV/DEC 10 and still finding my feet. but enjoying it and thats the main thing

Awesome, whats the name of the your club mate? im not to far from Watford, might have to pop along sometime and talk to people and check it out

D

[Benjy1]

DMS mate you can find it on the BRCA Website

[johnnygibbon]

bmax factory team all the way
one on ebay under 200 and on here a few days ago to
got mine for 200 worth every pennt blue bling is stronger and better with less play to
i love my bmax in fact i got 2 i is project car

[discothesnake]

The standard one is a waste of time if your wanting to race as you would have to spend cash to get it up to scratch. The plastic shocks are usless. FT version is far too expensive for what you get. (plastic car) I had the 09 Japan edition and it was great. I later added the bigbores which are really good but very expensive. (£120 i think?)

Hope this helps

Dave

[Si Coe]

TBH I suspect the best option is to get the standard car, bin the shocks in favour of some big bores and fit the ARB kit. Replace the turnbuckles with ti ones if you bend them but leave otherwise. The rest of the blue bits are nice, but not vital - add if you feel the need later.

Big bores are the best shocks for sure - but if I put the big bores on my standard Bmax with ARB its just as good as my FT.

But as Johnny said there are a few used FT's around the £200 mark ATM. Bmaxes don't really wear out so a used one is a good choice. Used FT > new standard for sure.

[09 lex 250]

yokomo bmax-4 factory kit with big bores!!

end of story!!

[Daryl]

Cheers guys

Managed to find one second hand with all the upgrades on, will post pics sometime at the weekend if I have it by then

[yokomobmax4]

Hey, did you win the auction on ebay.co.uk that ended last weekend? If so, great deal. I was after it as well but the guy did not want to ship to Germany :-( Have fun with the car ... Oli

[Daryl]

Originally Posted by yokomobmax4

Hey, did you win the auction on ebay.co.uk that ended last weekend? If so, great deal. I was after it as well but the guy did not want to ship to Germany :-( Have fun with the car ... Oli

Hey Oli!

No that wasn't me mate, A member on here was kind enough to sell his B-MAX after seeing this thread,

Hope you manage to find one mate, looking forward to playing with mine in the near future, still gotta buy the electrics though hehe

[ottoswe]

Champ pack edition is enough.. high quality as always with yokomo. nice to get the swaybar and alu shocks..

but the factory team is sooo much nicer. the big bores makes the car look awesome.

and even if you are a club meeting driver you still want to feel happy when you work on the car