Bogda89
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What was your first hobby grade rc car? How you got into the hobby?
Let's start with me. 10 years ago I went with my friend and roommate at that time to hobby town and I was really impressed with models, but they seemed to me very complex and expensive. 2 years later my friend showed me a vintage probably toy grade rc, kind a like nikko but even worst. For some reason i really liked it and I was impressed but it was dog slow and couldn't even go on the grass. So he recommended me a Traxxas like one of the most popular brands.
So couple days later I got 2wd stampede. It was awesome, it could go anywhere, it was relatively fast and I got bitten by the bug and soon went on a shopping spree. So I didn't know anything about different brands or types, and decided to buy all different brands ant stiles.
Hpi savage x 4.6 big block. A nightmare. For me nitro is number one, but can't beat Traxxas reliability and ease of use. Lost interest in nitro for the next 3 years because of it.
Arrma fury, converter to brushless. Amazing handling drove that thing until rear tires were completely worn out, after a while hit a dumpster full speed and It become 2 pc edition.
Hpi apex scion brushless. Never liked it. On 3s it was mental, tires unglued every run, shock tower broke without a single crash. Couple years later crashed it at windy City rc onroad track and broke caster block, parts discontinued...
Ofna hyper ss caged truggy. Impressive rc, never had problem with anything except junk factory rims, my, now ex wife drove it into the ocean when we were on vacation in Florida, but we got it back. It was just too heavy and I was always worried not to hit someone.
Acme trooper 4wd short course. Amazing handling, but Chinese junk, after maybe 10 packs and numerous repairs it started to fall apart so I throw it in trash, left the motor only.
So when I got all other cars it was clear that stampede is the worst handling car out of all, high cg chassis, ridiculous under steer on throttle, basic radio. But since it was much more reliable I ended up driving it more than all other combined. Yes, I broke a caster block and hub carier, but a hobby shop is only 3 blocks from where I live and parts are cheap.
After that I bought some other brands Rcs, but Traxxas is still number one for me, probably 70 percent of my Rcs cars I bought are used, some like new never driven, some in terrible shape and big project cars, but almost never encountered a case that I can't find parts even for cars that are made in the 90s
Let's start with me. 10 years ago I went with my friend and roommate at that time to hobby town and I was really impressed with models, but they seemed to me very complex and expensive. 2 years later my friend showed me a vintage probably toy grade rc, kind a like nikko but even worst. For some reason i really liked it and I was impressed but it was dog slow and couldn't even go on the grass. So he recommended me a Traxxas like one of the most popular brands.
So couple days later I got 2wd stampede. It was awesome, it could go anywhere, it was relatively fast and I got bitten by the bug and soon went on a shopping spree. So I didn't know anything about different brands or types, and decided to buy all different brands ant stiles.
Hpi savage x 4.6 big block. A nightmare. For me nitro is number one, but can't beat Traxxas reliability and ease of use. Lost interest in nitro for the next 3 years because of it.
Arrma fury, converter to brushless. Amazing handling drove that thing until rear tires were completely worn out, after a while hit a dumpster full speed and It become 2 pc edition.
Hpi apex scion brushless. Never liked it. On 3s it was mental, tires unglued every run, shock tower broke without a single crash. Couple years later crashed it at windy City rc onroad track and broke caster block, parts discontinued...
Ofna hyper ss caged truggy. Impressive rc, never had problem with anything except junk factory rims, my, now ex wife drove it into the ocean when we were on vacation in Florida, but we got it back. It was just too heavy and I was always worried not to hit someone.
Acme trooper 4wd short course. Amazing handling, but Chinese junk, after maybe 10 packs and numerous repairs it started to fall apart so I throw it in trash, left the motor only.
So when I got all other cars it was clear that stampede is the worst handling car out of all, high cg chassis, ridiculous under steer on throttle, basic radio. But since it was much more reliable I ended up driving it more than all other combined. Yes, I broke a caster block and hub carier, but a hobby shop is only 3 blocks from where I live and parts are cheap.
After that I bought some other brands Rcs, but Traxxas is still number one for me, probably 70 percent of my Rcs cars I bought are used, some like new never driven, some in terrible shape and big project cars, but almost never encountered a case that I can't find parts even for cars that are made in the 90s