Hotbodies yokomo or xray

[DAVO]

Thinking of getting the bearn another 4wd buggy for his birthday in August. He doesn't know about it, it will just be a 2nd hand one. I can't decide on
HB D413
Yokomo
Xray

Like the HB the most if I can get one followed by the yokomo followed by the xray
Will prob end up with the yokomo though
What would you choose out of the 3
Davey

[Andyp]

Difficult to say davey, I don't think I have ever seen one of the HB's in the flesh yet although they look good I think they are a few good drivers using them so they should be some setups going around.

The Xray never really took off did it? I'm not sure how long it's been out(2years nearly?)but they never really seems to be many of them about

The yok is maybe the one I would go for, it's seems to be the most popular out of the 3 I would say. Having driven one they seem to go pretty good also.

[cmgreen]

To be honest you can't go wrong with the b44. 2 if that's the latest one, what about the schumacher k1 not the aero, loads of people run them and spares are plenty.

[Andyp]

Originally Posted by cmgreen

what about the schumacher.

I was gonna say about that also, after all probably 50% of the club run them ...

[DAVO]

We already have the b44.1 it is a great buggy but just wanna try something different. Thought about the Schumacher but I'm not keen on all the belts and would prefer gear diffs.The Durango was an option but prefer the look of the other 3
We will prob end up with a yokomo as we have the 2wd already but if a hot bodies does come along we would prob get that a Xray is an option if it was cheap

[neallewis]

I've had an xray, and now run a Yok bmax 4 III.

The Xray XB4 isn't a bad car, but i struggled to get it to work well on low traction indoor tracks. high traction, no problem. it was expensive looking back on what i spent on it, and i think they made parts weaker. Original parts lasted ages, very solid, but then newer parts like wishbones, etc, seemed to break a lot easier than when first released.

The yokomo is just awesome. works everywhere and for me is a much better car. cheaper to run too, just run a front shocktower guard and keep some front bulkheads/shock tower mounts in stock. they pop occasionally, but haven't since i've been running a guard. it's the only week point on the car.

I've driven Richard Lowe's D413 and it was a beast. Really nice to drive, point and squirt and it goes there. Seems solid, and quite aggressive, not sure if its a beginners car? not seen many second hand for sale however?