Which 1/8 nitro buggy for £300 RTR?

[richardmid1]

Im new to buggies and dont have one yet but im thinking of getting one to race. What are my choices for £300 max RTR? So far I only know of the Hyper 7 and HPI Trophy 3.5.

[steelie600]

maveric stealth xb is a better car, basically the same as a hyper but seem to be better out of the box. But trust me youll want servos in approx 10 seconds cos rtrs come with the worst servos known to man!!

[Chrislong]

Both are good for the money.

Personally I think you ought to save a little longer and spend a little more, but you can get a good starter kit with the right advice. The Losi Eight 2.0 RTR is very good - oh I can't find that. There are the Hong Nor RTR's too, these are great value for money - built like tanks (except these are heavier :P)

[johnboy]

the hong nor x1x rtr at 269.99 is a belter it comes with the big bore shocks and as chris long says built like tanks very good for the money

[richardmid1]

Bought a Caster ZX-1 because it came with a 2.4G radio and the guy in the shop said that the 21 GO engine in it was popular and was quite good. Steering servo gears stripped after 5 mins on tarmac going slow and I didnt hit anything! Although my 2 year old was playing with the wheels when I got it out of the box! I have upgraded the steering servo to a 10kg 0.07sec/60 degrees digital servo.

After 3 tanks of steady driving I opened her up for a couple of seconds and she revved very high, I thought these things were supposed to be set rich from the factory?

Also the exhaust is very loud, would getting a tuned pipe make it quieter or even louder?

[Chrislong]

It will always be loud, just be careful of residential homes where you take it.

[richardmid1]

I knew I should've gone brushless! At least its quieter than my mates Baja!

[Chrislong]

yeh electric is a lot more resident-friendly. But you wouldn't get the run time as you do with nitro. Its horse-for-courses though. You can get some great conversions