what touring car

[Dickylew]

Got Hobao nitro buggy for my son last xmas but he finds nitro too hard so am looking to sell it and start in electric touring cars especially as there is a very good club near me in chatham.

I know this is a difficult question but where is a good place to start regarding purchasing a touring car the various cyclones models seem to be popular.

Need something not too difficult too set up but still able to compete at club level.

I have a modest amount of experience in 4wd electric buggies.

Any suggestions please.

[madwestmo]

maybe a xray T2R pro , plastic version of the 009 and would be a great starting point

[Brooks]

You may be interested in a Xray T1 FK05 touring car i have for sale. Its full carbon fibre and well looked after, with box & instructions, setup sheets.
Loads & loads of spares, new and used
Perfect starter car

Pm me if interested

Cheers
Chris B

[paulm]

Dont make the mistake i made in buying older cars, Buy the best, newest you can afford, something like an XRAY T2 008 which is the same as the 009, or a tamiya 415.

[Welshy40]

Dont forget hpi do some good cars such as the cyclone

[lochness42]

Get Xray, my experience is that it's quite durable car.

[Dickylew]

Thanks for the replies seems to be 3 votes for the xrays.

Looked on website and the T2R pro looks good, definately on my shortlist.

Think i will go with new rather than used as for me part of the fun is building the thing then watching my son race em.

Any other opinions/sugestions would be welcome.

Will put my nitro car up for sale soon then use the proceeds for the tc.

Anyone know where the xrays are sold?

[lochness42]

If you'll choose T2R Pro get proper turnbuckles for this car - it's only downside of this version - other than that it's perfect.

[chris_trcc]

see what people using down at the club and see what parts are most common to get hold of. xray is a good car, also i find that the tc5 is a great car to race, but i perfer shaft driven cars as there easyier to maintain and less chew on setting up

[Matt_N]

Originally Posted by chris_trcc

also i find that the tc5 is a great car to race

I have found the opposite. Yes, when set-up well, they are good, and I do like mine. However, they need setting up alot. I have to make quite a few changes every week just to get the car handling well, yet other racers with cyclones and xrays barely have to fiddle with the set-up. TC5's are also well known for their lack of rear-end grip.

Matt

[chickentikka25]

I reckon choose whichever model is used most at the local club.

I'm buying my son an Mi3.5 race version for that reason (and they go well too!).

Avoid the TC5, awkward handling will only serve to frustrate (I have a TC5 and can't wait to change it!).