B4 Buying Advice Please

[bertberr]

Hi, I'm looking to start 1:10 elec off road racing as a beginner, and will be visiting my nearest track in March (Tiverton) when I'll hopefully get some more advice, but in the meantime can anyone help with these questions?

Looking at either new RTR or second hand kits, but I can't work out what the difference is between the B4 RS RTR - http://www.modelsport.co.uk/?CallFun...n&ItemID=25206 and the B4.1 RTR - http://www.modelsport.co.uk/?CallFun...n&ItemID=35111 ???

From what I can see the 4.1 has a 3 channel radio (not sure why you need this in a buggy) and a different ESC, but what else is different / which is better?

How would these compare to a second hand B4 off the bay that may be a few years old? I've seen them for between £60 and £100 second hand, with the higher priced cars usually including esc / motor / servo etc. I think the earlier (pre 2008?) cars had a graphite chassis that isn't supposed to be as good as plastic, so this may be a good reason to go new RTR, but any other issues I need to consider when buying second hand?

Cheers
BB

[bertberr]

Morning all, no views on the differences here? Come on, I need some expert guidance here!!! Cheers BB

[Col]

If you've got no previous experience with racing buy a rtr but be prepared to be totally thrashed speed-wise.
If you've raced any other class before then get a secondhand one - you'll only have to upgrade everything on the rtr anyway.

[tony6187]

the difference between the rs and 4.1 are basically the electrics.the shock towers on the 4.1 are slightly different but not a major change.the electrics in the rs were not the best(plastic gear servo,brushed motor which was rubbish) .the 4.1comes in 2 versions,brushed and brushless.they both have 2.4ghz transmitters and metal geared servos.personally id go for the brushless version (although it would need to be upgraded as your driving skills improved) at club level the rtr b4 is fine,i have run an rs and ft and really not found much difference(been racing on/off for nearly 20 years)found the rs very easy to drive with the stock setup with blue front springs and silver rears.the ft is sharper to drive but thats mostly setup changes.hope this helps

[sparrow.2]

Don't forget the 4.1 also has a geared diff as opposed to a ball diff in the old RS.

[tony6187]

Originally Posted by sparrow.2

Don't forget the 4.1 also has a geared diff as opposed to a ball diff in the old RS.

cheers was forgetting about that