Mad Monkey or Losi 22???

[Chris56]

The X2c is an excellent car and is definately a lot more forgiving to drive straight out of the box than the 22.
I currently drive a Losi 22 and am getting to grips with it after much playing around with the setup - probably the best car I've owned.
Although the Losi is approx £50 more, in the long run it will probably cost less than the X2c in terms of running costs. The losi comes with 2 full sets of wheels and the kit to run either rear motor of mid motor. The losi is also incredibly tough: i'm yet to break anything on mine, despite a few nasty crashes in the 5 months I've owned it. A few guys run X2cs at my club and have all snapped their chassis (a £15 repair in itself) and the front bulkhead.

The only other thing to bear in mind with the losi is that the diff is very weak (balls are very soft and the nut has a habit of losening itself) - most drivers replace the kit balls with ceramic ones (approx £10) and the diff nut with the Associated one (£3).

The MM with ball bearings and alloy shocks is still a good way forward if your son currently runs stick packs, since the X2c and Losi only run saddles.

[(off)roadrunner]

after running an x2c all season ive now switched to a 22 and find the 22 so much better, take your time and get it set up right and it will be a great car, (picked the 22 up on sunday ran it tuesday night and was keeping up/leading guys who were miles ahead when running the x2c)

id go for the 22, like a few people have said the ansmann stuff if ok but is quite fragile, spares are similarly prices for both,

[tony12795]

Gman,

If I was you I would get yourself off to your local club and ask the guys there.

Where do you live?

Like Tom has said if your up north there is a Ansman free meeting at Southport this Sunday 11th.

There are lots of cars to choose from and everyone has a different approach to what there after. If I was you I would go for something easy and cheap and a car you don't have to buy upgrades to get to work. Have a look on the for sale section of oople you will get a good deal there? I would go for a second hand Associated B4 then when your ready to move on to a more specific car that would suit your sons driving style you have lots of options. C4.1 / X6 / Vega and you already have the base car for the conversion.

Hope this helps.

Tony

[Timee80]

Ive got both. Started with the 22 (which i still also run) and recently bought an x2c. The x2c is far easier to drive and handles really well even on kit setup. The 22 feels amazing when its running just right (usually on high grip and with fresh tyres) but was always a bit inconsistent for me.
I feel more confident to run with the ansmann anywhere, but in the right conditions the losi is awesome