1st buggy/truggy - needs opinions.
 

Hey guys,
Having been bashing my Tmaxx for a year or so, Im now looking at dipping a toe into racing with either an 1/8th buggy or truggy.

The contenders that I have found are below.

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The X2 is £90 and the Losi is £65.

I need opinions on which is going to serve me better for a first go at racing, ease of set-up, spares availability, toughness etc.

Cheers,

Beddo.

for ease of setup i would go with a truggy,and if u like to drive harder truggy is your calling buggy u have to drive smooth to be fast although buggy does teach u to drive better.the only bad thing about truggy is that the tires arent cheap but they do last longer than buggy tires though

Things to consider- Which class is more popular at your track? Which car has more readily avaliable parts in your area? The truggy will require a more expensive steering servo and probably a more expensive engine since it's a bit heavier.

The truggy by far is easier to setup and drive. It is much more forgiving and the x2 is a great quality truggy. I had an x2 buggy that I wrecked over 50 times before the first part broke on it. With that being said make sure that you have a good truggy class in your area, you don't want to be the only one.

I like them both, I run truggy tho - Go Losi...... truggies are faster, and easier to drive - tires cost more than buggy - set up is less senstive than buggy

i drove a guy truggy that had a nova .21 bf 3 port in his and it was alsome and had a lot of power,the best servo for the money is a hobbico dingal servo it has tiatuim gears and the toque is 300 and some at 6 v its at tower hobbies i heard its a good servo and the price u cant beat at $90 and it has a cordless motor i defiely get one for my truggy next year. and yea setup on a buggy is defiely more sensitive .

hobbico dingal servo - no I would not get this for 90 bucks - spend the extra 30 or so and get the hitec........7955

Real talk.

whats wrong with the hobbico i looks pretty good

I have seen them burn out pretty fast

oh is that cause the people that had them over stressed them or overstandin the steering throw or they just burn up

I have just seen the burn up - now the 2 guys I have seen this happend to are pretty good RC guys - know their stuff - just get the Hitecs.......

figures that they put a cheap motor in the servo , and the specs are good on them and its a servo that anybody can afford and they put a cheap motor in them guessing thats what burns up in them

I went for the Losi in the end, mostly because I can get it on the track cheaper than the X2, but also because spares are much more readilly available than for the truggy.

Ive bagged a few sets of wheels, some decent servo's and a new shell all from the UK too. Just on the lookout for a cheap motor now.

Thanks for your help fellas.

Awesome im glad your happy......On a side note.....for a Bomb proof servo...spend the $$ now....or you will end up spending it in the end.

100% agreed. Electronics are the last thing you wanna cheap out on. I have been running the same servos for 5 years now and no issues.