Another which buggy question!

[peetbee]

Slightly different twist though.

Someone has contacted our club to ask what 4wd buggy they should get to start racing with for himself and his son.

He has a budget of £300 each and currently has no kit at all.

We're at a bit of a loss as to what to suggest.
Can anyone suggest anything within that budget that would actually be suitable for someone to start racing, have a decent spares availability, etc?

[bigalbi]

If they want to buy brand new my boy started with an FTX vantage which was good enough to get going. Spares are cheap and for the budget they could get a suitable fast charger and a couple of lipo batteries. That's the only thing I can think of for the budget.

https://www.modelsport.co.uk/ftx-van...products/40388

Otherwise they'll have look out for second hand on fleabay or the for sale section here for someone who is selling up.

[Danosborne6661]

A 2WD if he's racing indoors at Caldicot

[SiTrace]

Sounds like mission impossible. I would suggest buy second hand or look at 2wd, maybe the b4 rtr or kyosho rb6 rtr if has to be new.

[GRIFF55]

Second hand 4wds , go with the most popular car used at club. Or go rite 2wds

[peetbee]

Thanks, have suggested looking at the FTX as a starter car or to look for 2nd hand before taking the plunge

[pjay]

I have a ftx vantage available (brushed version) if interested
We decided to go 2wd when we started racing

[SiTrace]

Reading the specs on the ftx, it runs Lipos, has brushless motor, cheap spares. With the correct tyres it could go ok for a newbie.

[markwilliamson2001]

Have to say I would be looking 2nd hand and 2wd. Will be cheaper and improve your driving if your dead keen on tenth scale.
Otherwise how about Micro?

[peetbee]

Thanks for the replies, it's not for me and I've already fed the replies back to the enquirer