2wd buggy - When do you replace?
12-03-2014, 12:34 PM
#32
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hey buddy, turn your caps lock off.
12-03-2014, 12:41 PM
#33
I was, and still am, a diehard AE guy for years..20+ years honestly. When the 22 first came out I looked at it and said.."I've gotta try it". I ran it for almost 2 years, upgrading over time and adding the 2.0 parts I felt my car needed. In the end it was "ok" and a little better, for ME, than my previous B4.1. I always said when Ae comes out with a NEW car I'll go back. And they did, I pre ordered my B5 (I never pre order cars). I LOVED that car almost out of the box. And even guys who watched me race my 22 for almost 2 years said "that B5 fits you", and it did. I was faster right from the start with a B5. I HATED MM cars, with a passion! Only because the ones I had seen and driven, sucked! I put 5 laps on a buddies B5M and was sold!
My almost new B5 sits on the shelf or gets run in the growing stock class at our track for fun. Otherwise it's B5M FTW..
22MM at our track..you couldn't pay me to run that car!
My almost new B5 sits on the shelf or gets run in the growing stock class at our track for fun. Otherwise it's B5M FTW..
22MM at our track..you couldn't pay me to run that car!
12-03-2014, 12:44 PM
#34
I was, and still am, a diehard AE guy for years..20+ years honestly. When the 22 first came out I looked at it and said.."I've gotta try it". I ran it for almost 2 years, upgrading over time and adding the 2.0 parts I felt my car needed. In the end it was "ok" and a little better, for ME, than my previous B4.1. I always said when Ae comes out with a NEW car I'll go back. And they did, I pre ordered my B5 (I never pre order cars). I LOVED that car almost out of the box. And even guys who watched me race my 22 for almost 2 years said "that B5 fits you", and it did. I was faster right from the start with a B5. I HATED MM cars, with a passion! Only because the ones I had seen and driven, sucked! I put 5 laps on a buddies B5M and was sold!
My almost new B5 sits on the shelf or gets run in the growing stock class at our track for fun. Otherwise it's B5M FTW..
22MM at our track..you couldn't pay me to run that car!
My almost new B5 sits on the shelf or gets run in the growing stock class at our track for fun. Otherwise it's B5M FTW..
22MM at our track..you couldn't pay me to run that car!
Skeasor. If you are looking to go back to AE and your 22 is clapped out, just do it. you can probably find a lightly used one for a great price. I just bought a lightly used one for my daughter with pucks, alum screws, alum top shaft, milled motor plate and a few other things for $225. The car needs a little work, maybe $20 in plastics, but a gem none the less. My 9 year old is 4 seconds faster on our local medium bite track compared to her 22.
12-03-2014, 12:52 PM
#35
lol, if my 22 does not amaze me this weekend, it is getting sold. I have put more effort into that car than any car I have owned. It is right up there with the sc10 4x4 for the effort required to make it drive the way I want. Well, maybe comparing anything to the sc10 4x4 is a bit harsh, lol.
Skeasor. If you are looking to go back to AE and your 22 is clapped out, just do it. you can probably find a lightly used one for a great price. I just bought a lightly used one for my daughter with pucks, alum screws, alum top shaft, milled motor plate and a few other things for $225. The car needs a little work, maybe $20 in plastics, but a gem none the less. My 9 year old is 4 seconds faster on our local medium bite track compared to her 22.
Skeasor. If you are looking to go back to AE and your 22 is clapped out, just do it. you can probably find a lightly used one for a great price. I just bought a lightly used one for my daughter with pucks, alum screws, alum top shaft, milled motor plate and a few other things for $225. The car needs a little work, maybe $20 in plastics, but a gem none the less. My 9 year old is 4 seconds faster on our local medium bite track compared to her 22.
Seriously though, if I'm going to get one it will be new. It's fun for me and my son to go through and build it.
12-03-2014, 12:55 PM
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lol, if my 22 does not amaze me this weekend, it is getting sold. I have put more effort into that car than any car I have owned. It is right up there with the sc10 4x4 for the effort required to make it drive the way I want. Well, maybe comparing anything to the sc10 4x4 is a bit harsh, lol.
12-03-2014, 01:04 PM
#38
Switch to Team C, you can get yourself a new EVO at the end of every season. They're only $100. Just transfer your upgrades. Though the kit comes with most upgrades, so you won't have many parts to move.
12-03-2014, 01:06 PM
#39
I honestly thought about it but I like that fact of taking a 15 minute drive to my LHS and picking up the parts.
12-03-2014, 01:10 PM
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12-03-2014, 01:15 PM
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12-03-2014, 01:15 PM
#43
Is it so much better to "try" and be different. I have been driving AE and TLR since the 80s. I have have owned several other brands just to try out. The TeamC was a turd. It has no local support for parts. I dont care if everyone locally ran the teamc car, I would still run my AE and tlr cars. I support the companies I want to stay in business. Buy american. Yeah, they are all made elsewhere due to today's global economy and sure TT owns AE, but it is much closer to American than TeamC
12-03-2014, 01:24 PM
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12-03-2014, 01:38 PM
#45
I always find myself replacing my cars (Not just Buggy) just before the new version gets Announced for an upcoming release.
(Bought a B44.1 for a sweet deal..... 44.2 announced 3 weeks later)
FML!
MOmo
(Bought a B44.1 for a sweet deal..... 44.2 announced 3 weeks later)
FML!
MOmo