which 1/8th nitro buggy

[Tom1985]

hey guys, ive not long ago got back into rc cars and bought myself a b4.1, but thinking ive gone down the wrong road going electric and much prefer the 1/8th nitro rallyx tracks. what would be a good starter buggy to go for, i dont want to spent a fortune as i dont feel im good enough yet to compete, just wanting to practice down at MMRX and get to know nitro and possibly do a couple of meets later on.

the buggies ive looked at are:
hyper 7 and 8.5
losi 8ight 2.0 RTR
hong nor x1x cr
HPI trophy 3.5

would either of these buggies be a good choice?

[Glorykid]

Go speak to Chalky or Dave down there, look at a 2nd hand competition buggy as more people run them so advice will be on hand and setup help will be available.

[damo666]

Out of the ones listed the losi 2.0 is a country mile better than the rest. You can be competitive out of the box with the rtr losi. You could get a good second hand setup but your relying on the engine etc being ok.

[andys]

Hi.

I was in the exact same boat. I went to MB models and looked at the Losi RTR, it's very good value considering what you get in the kit.

Personally I wasn't too keen on the buggy and preferred the look of the associated RC8B, which is what I went for. Much more expensive in the long run as it's just a kit, not a RTR.

I was told of all the RTR kits, only the Losi is competitive, and from what I've seen I'd agree. If you can afford it the Losi itis the way to go, unless you can stretch to a kit and all the extra stuff, like engine etc you would need.

A cheap RTR kit will probably just frustrate you, if you are a decent driver. Last Thursday I saw Dave Grunhills car with a budget Go Engine (around £100) and it was flying, easily as fast a my 2nd hand Novarossi. Maybe get a 2nd hand rolling chassis ( a decent one) then a budget engine etc, that would be my advice based on what I know from my first few weeks in nitro racing

[losi madness]

my losi8t truggy run fantastic on my tekin sytem rx8 its smooth as silk and its strong as hell . been using a old motocross tracking hiting the big jumps 30ft plus . only thing happend was the pinion gear come loose lol . nitro is too much money to run them all the time that why everybody as gone brushless or converted there nitro car to brussless 9 times out of 10 . go for the losi8 truggy its the best car . i did have the rc8t buggy and the rc8te truggy sold them both as they could not handel hard bashing.
and the parts are not cheap and the rc8te truggy they have stopped making them now lol

[Col]

Originally Posted by losi madness

nitro is too much money to run them all the time that why everybody as gone brushless or converted there nitro car to brussless 9 times out of 10 .

I've never heard such bollox in my life.

Originally Posted by losi madness

i did have the rc8t buggy and the rc8te truggy sold them both as they could not handel hard bashing i do

Maybe that should read crashing rather than bashing?

[Feight]

I've seen the RC8T and 8ight T take some serious bad landings and not much between them, so losimadness you must really beat your truggys.

The hyper 7 is a good basic platform a good basher, but it's dated and for the money I spent getting my current hyper sorted out with CNC hubs, towers and a full set of CVDs I could've picked up a losi 8ight 1.0 roller.

My money would be the losi with a go engine if I wasn't going truggy this year

I'll agree that brushless is the way forward. £100 for a pair of 5s which last 2+ years or £25 a gallon for fuel that can last as little as 2 weekends and my motor/esc cost the same a race spec engine. Also I prefer the power delivery of the electric.
If you do want to convert then the newer buggies have some really nice kits.