Should I jump or should I wait?

[Dharma66]

I'm a complete noob, having never laid hands on an r/c device of any sort. I have, however, wanted to get into this for a long time..just never seemed to somehow.

Now I have some spare pennies and a reduction in commitments on time, it's finally going to happen, with 10th off road being my chosen format.

I've posted in the fora for a couple of local clubs, and I'll be going along to their next events, one as early as this Sunday. My intentions was to hold off buying any kit until I'd spoken to a few people.

However, in my reading about over the last few days, I've narrowed a list of what buggies I most fancy. A key parameter for me is to buy new, or at least unbuilt. I want to gain the knowledge and understanding that building will bring, as part of my intro to the hobby.

Two of the biggest contenders at the moment, for me - and before I receive any advice from anyone - are the yz2 and the Losi 22.

Now, it turns out that the 3.0 version of the 22 is just recently out, and this means there are a couple of places doing good prices on the 2.0 version, to the point of making it about £100 cheaper than a yz2. However, stock levels are dwindling...

I realise that it's now an "old" model, but then, I'm not expecting to be driving competitively for a good while...and I fully expect to be bouncing it off walls, the floor, maybe even the ceiling, whilst I figure how to turn left when it's heading towards me...

I think I'm answering my own question as I type, but, do you think it would be a good idea to jump on this car at a decent price whilst it's available, or should I wait until I get some face to face advice?

It's only the low stock level that making me nervous, otherwise I'd wait for sure...