2 questions
 

1st: w/ 23T motor and 2 same skill racers, does it make A LOT of differences between a beginner's car like Tamiya TT-01 and some better car like TRF-415? (speed and how it turns)

2nd: is it worth to buy the best kind of chassises if I am only going to play only 23T? does it make a lot of differences?

thx

not so much in flat out speed, but you will DEFINITELY notice a difference in handling.
if you're just playing, though, a 415 is overkill (considering I think they named it for the price:D)
if you can find a slightly used RS4 Pro 3, or an old RS4 2 etc etc, those are great play cars. more efficient drivetrains and overall just a better car than the TT01, and for a rolling chassis you'll be paying about half what you'd pay for the TT01 new.
Unfortunately, there's not many "play" kits anymore like the old RS4-2, or even the Traxxas 4-tec (all of 'em are RTR, dangit!)

r u gonna "play" or "race? cause racing you could use both, but the tt-01 won't be as competitive, but still very capable. I wouldn't resommend the 415 for any play, it's designed for "racing". And 23t is considered super stock i run 27t stock and it's just as fast.

I am just going to play with 23T or 27T
so whihch kind of chassises are cheap and good?
thzx

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And then there's always pan cars too:D
I just got a Tamiya F103...it's a blast even with the stock silver can. with a fully charged pack it'll light 'em up at any speed-time to find some foams:P

the T-Spec looks nice, but is it too old and hard to find the parts? I am going to race the car in the parks so the F201 is not what I am looking for.
by the way, what is the differences between the 540 motor and 550 motor?
thz

The T-Spec is a "dumbed down" TC3, and the parts are hard to come by. You're better off buying someone's TC3 or finding a hobby shop that still has the TC3 RTRs.
The numbers indicate the size of the motor. A 550 motor is bigger than a 540, persay. You will also see 380, 400, and 480 size motors. All touring cars use 540 motors that I'm aware of.

You were lookin at a TT01 and you're calling the T-spec old? cmon:P
and around here, ANY tamiya car is just as hard to find parts for as the T-spec.
I think the F201 would be the way to go, or the TC4. don't bother with an RTR, because you'll wind up replacing the motor and speed control anyway. I have yet to see an RTR, other than the Duratrax Evader Pros, that dont have a crappy ESC.

I dunno, but I heard there is rtr for tt-01 w/ batteries and charger in hong kong and it costs around 100 something here

and i would like to play the touring car than the F201

ok, where do you live first of all?
find out what's the hot seller at your local hobby shop and what you can easily obtain parts for.

and I don't have much money to afford the 23T motors, esc, transmitter, reciever, servo, betteries, etc. those will cost me a lot.

or can you tell me how much are those stuff cost? or correct me
23t motor: $40
esc: around $60
transmitter: $100
reciever: does it come from the transmitter?
servo: does it come from the transmitter too?
betteries: $40? and is there a big difference between match and non-match?
(those costs me over 400 if I buy the TC4) um... I can buy 4 tt-01 rtr(s) :rolleyes: right? well, I am just a beginner
thx

OOH you were talking the RTR. I thought you were talking a kit.
go lookit the TC4 RTR

hi i started with a TT-01 as a 1st car and i used it as a play car but then i started using it as a racer/drifter/play car and it was fine and also its a good cheap car for a starter and now i just up graded to a shucmacher Mi2 but the tt-01 still as potential if you were to race it in 540