truepatriot09

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Hey there guys-
New to the board...just curious, is anyone else here into RC? If so, what are you driving? I'm looking into some new Nitro fueled vehicles, so I was wondering what other people used.

Thanks ahead of time...

-ct
 

Moparman1539

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I used to be, I had a Traxxas T-maxx. I liked it, very easy to work on, and held up pretty good to some rough bashing. I like the hobby, it gave me something to do, and working on it was half the fun! But I spent way to much money on the sport then lost interest due to dirt bikes. Ive been trying to sell it for like 2 years, but everything gets updated so much, there has already been a new motor, and basically the T-maxx has been completely redesigned. So mine is "old" collecting dust on top of my dresser.

This is the only picture i have. Was thinking of getting back into it, but never really did.
<a href="http://s161.photobucket.com/albums/t203/DaShrub/?action=view&current=DSC00928.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t203/DaShrub/DSC00928.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
 

JWW

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I have 3 nitros trucks. Usually break all 3 by the end of the day. I always try to talk people out of buying when asked.
 
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Wow JW, talk about a bad attitude. If you beat up your cars then of course you'll have to fix 'em. That's part of the hobby. Don't take it out on other people, especially those just getting interested in it :think:

I love r/c, I've had a team associated RC10 truck for a couple years now. Great little hobby, especially if you find a local track or make one yourself. Just be sure to take care of it and you'll never have any big problems with it! Mainly just be sure to clean it off often. I rinse the dirt off mine and then use a commercial compressed-liquid cleaner bottle to shoot into the small spots, which pulls the dirt out of places I otherwise couldn't get to.

Those tiny little engines are air cooled and if you don't clean 'em they'll get covered in mud, causing them to overheat pretty easily. That's the only thing I'd warn you to be sure to do regularly.

You should expect to spend some time taking care of your r/c, though. Don't go out and buy one thinking it'll be something you can just hose off and put away. You WILL have to do some small maintenance. But it's not a big deal, and if anything, that should be part of the reason you want to get into it in the first place.

The biggest single "thing" I've had to do to my buggy in several years of tooling around with it was replacing the steering rod connectors. One day I was driving it up and down the street and I let it get too far away, lost the radio signal, and the car veered into a curb at an angle. It snapped the rods where they meet the wheel. Made a quick trip down to the local hobby shop (where, btw, they should have replacements for ANY part of the car, so no need to worry about anything like that), got the new connectors, came home, unscrewed the old ones, put on the new ones, and the buggy was back on the road in twenty minutes! The engine had barely cooled before I started it back up again.

So yea.. I say go for it! And by all means let us know what you get.
 
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ZOMBIE666

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I always wanted one, so my dumb azz whent out and bought the fastest pre built road car traxxas had to offer. Figuring id be buying just one so go for the best one thay had dispite being told not to by the hobby shop guy. Well im an idiot. anyone want to buy a destroyed nitro R/C? only driven twice :bang:
 

Cabot

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One of my friends I used to trail ride with got huge into RC about the same time I got big into motocross.

Well, lets just say he has probably spent twice as much money as me, and its not due to lack of maintanence.
 

_JOE_

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Lol, I had a nitro 4-tec. It has a twisted chassis now. Went like hell, handled like like it too. Also ran a Sprtmaxx w/4wd and 2speed. You can spend big money on them little buggers. Sure are a hoot to go out and drive though. I can't afford to mx and r/c, so I mx. Hey pedro, you should pick up a fail-safe, pays for itself every time you lose signal.
 

btm1948

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i have a couple of rcs one acme with a locked up engine but has a 2 speed tranz and a rock crawler and 2 nitro boats. they are all a blast great if you have money to repair every thing you break and its imposable to use them and to not have them break
 

Bones74

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I have a Serpent 905 with a Audi body. It is faster than I can drive it. I recommend it.
 


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