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Old 07-23-2014, 03:57 AM
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I will only comment on the cars I have owned :-
Agama - Nope
Associated - By far the worst handling car out the box to get fast.
Durango - Nope
Hot Bodies -Nope but Ty is on rails with his.
JQ - Nope but JQ needs to start getting his parts made in Taiwan and not China. They are letting him down and wasting his fantastic efforts into making his car good.
Kyosho - Presently Own. Best handling car out the box bar none. They need to make softer plastic arms to stop them breaking but with carbon stiffeners to stop them flexing.
Losi - Nope mainly because of all the screw and parts I've collected over the years to then go impereal??
Mugen - Have owned and could not find the balance of speed and consistency.
SWORKz - Nope
Tekno - Nope
XRAY - Had XB9 12 and 13 for a year and did not break one part. Fantastic car for finishing races, If only it handled as good as a kyosho
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Originally Posted by ekt
Hey Wombat, Hobbies Australia have become the Team Durango distributer in Australia
Awesome
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Old 07-23-2014, 04:31 AM
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While I have not owned all of these I have friends that haved owned them so I have been around most

Agama - No exposure
Associated - tried to make it work for 2 years...plastics are very weak and strip easy
Durango - have not seen one up close
Hot Bodies - seemed to get sloppy fast, good ideas behind suspension geometry and adjusments on D812
JQ - no exposure
Kyosho - to expensive and plastics seem to wear out fast for the $$$
Losi - sloppy, 3.0 is fast in the right hands, to hard for the average joe to drive fast
Mugen - current ride. Love it, responds great to changes, lots of steering. My only issue is that the screw hardware seems weak and strips easy
SWORKz - no exposure
Tekno - shock towers are crap metal, to light, can't battle in the corners
XRAY - I like it, new xb8 seems good strong, fast but worried about being outdated by the next revision in 6 months.


IMHO skinny cars became the rage and now it seems that the tracks are getting to rough for them and now manufactures are going back to wider cars to hande tracks and corners better.
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Old 07-23-2014, 04:48 AM
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Thanks Ryan, are you looking to change brands?Hope not
Mind you I'm in a small Euro country.

Agama -Never saw one.

Associated -Very few seen, 3-4 RC8.2 and where expensive second hand,parts not widely available. When Battle wheeled one of the RC8 the cars were more common.

Durango -Common car years ago, few people have one nowadays.

Hot Bodies -Saw one in person at the LHS, middle of the road price, parts availability is bad.

JQ - Own a LE, some issues like fuel tank lid not really closing and the aluminum threads were tapped with a slightly too big tap, fast car and very tunable, needs longer screws on some key areas, parts availability is low and price is OKish. I like driving it. Never broke anything.

Kyosho -One of the most common buggies, parts are readily available and parts price is the lowest here. Quality issues like using RTR grade aluminum made me stick with the MP7.5, never broke anything and I run Kyosho since 2007.

Losi -Was the most common buggy here a few years ago, parts were expensive and readily available, when Miguel Matias went Xray everyone followed him. I hate this car when I had it, broke 2 parts and I went bankruptcy, SAE screws...

Mugen -Own the 5R and the OG 6, the 5 is a tank in every way the 6 is the complete opposite, have issues with the 6 slim chassis and weird radio box with screw-on lids,when this thing wears it just needs CVD pins and suspension pills, amazing car to drive,parts availability and price are fair, never broke anything but arms bow.

SWORKz -Was a common buggy, a red Mugen with reliability issues.

Tekno -Never saw one personally and I believe never will.

XRAY -Again one of the most common buggies, by the time you need spares a new car has come out, I see a ton of XB9s on the used market with price varying wildly, parts are 40-50% more expensive than other brands, very expensive car.
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Old 07-23-2014, 05:26 AM
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well I can comment on the ones that I have owned rather than comment on what I may have read from the "RCTECH national champions" and add another to this list of popular cars.

Agama - handles good but comes with gremlins

Associated - handles not good and like driving a potato chip

Durango - too inconsistent every track needs a new set up. company is confused on what to release 3 years on a prototype?

Hot Bodies - best value, comes hopped up and handles but wears out too fast

JQ - handles ok, feels like a skateboard on the track, some people fast with it, weird things break on this car

Kyosho - the frustrating car, cause its always dialed. a bit brittle and has lost the value of old kyosho stuff. wears out to quick

Losi - handles great, finishes races,always pretty dialed on any track. boring to own if your a wrencher. never change setup and wear could be better

Mugen - they need a 6r.5. the 6r could have had more steering, the 7 could have had more traction. 7 seems weird to drive

SWORKz - another weird one, feels fast on the track but laptimes are slow.

Tekno - will update after I drive mine. best innovation to date. easy to build/work on.

XRAY - xb8 2014 awesome car. handles great and last forever. steering and traction and finishes. when you don't get the famous "backordered" sign its an awesome ride.

SERPENT-only had the 1.0 and it handled awesome but had issues with finishing. all has been fixed but haven't been back to it.
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Old 07-23-2014, 05:27 AM
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whew still weird I have owned all of those cars!!! lol I need a new hobby!!!
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Old 07-23-2014, 07:31 AM
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opinion from asia, just my opinion though

Agama - never driven
Associated - never driven
Durango - looking forward to own
Hot Bodies - lack of support on parts
JQ - owned, loved the yellow but hated the white edition
Kyosho - Really enjoy driving it, but too pricey
Losi - my friend own one, heavy and not very nice looking
Mugen - loved the MBX6, MBX6R really fun to drive, don't like the MBX7 though
SWORKz - owned, love the EVO but poor on durability
Tekno - never driven
XRAY - the 808 is a Tank, don't like the XB9, great kit don't know about the XB8 yet
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Old 07-23-2014, 08:22 AM
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Agama - Losi type clone + Kortz is a homo

Associated - Insert K part here.

Durango - Over-engineered

Hot Bodies - Good car but lacks part support

JQ - Still working on it + JQ is a douche

Kyosho - Best car on market but spendy

Losi - Sloppy but good car

Mugen -Awesome car but chase setup for every track

SWORKz - Mugen clone with no part support

Tekno - meh looks ok

XRAY - have to check neo buggy every day to see if your car has been revised!

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Old 07-23-2014, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by KThatcher
Agama - Losi type clone + Kortz is a homo
LOLOLOL!! I'm sure you will pay for that.
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Originally Posted by sickboy
LOLOLOL!! I'm sure you will pay for that.
Please SkeleKortz is weak!!! Chenzo made him tap out in 15 seconds!!!!
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Old 07-23-2014, 10:02 AM
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JQ is a douche! Best post ever!
DUH Douche! LMfAO
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Old 07-23-2014, 10:19 AM
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THE Truth!!!
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Old 07-23-2014, 10:44 AM
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I knew it. There was no way this thread would stay civil for long.
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Old 07-23-2014, 11:10 AM
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Why is JQ considered a douche? I'ma newb and I got the RTR because it was cheaper than a D8S when I got it. I like JQ's confidence, he wants the make the hobby more accessible, and that's something it needs. He's also shown that he is flexible after saying he won't make a e-buggy and did. Yes, he's changed the car a lot but in the time that Durango/AE have taken on a prototype, he's released 3 cars. This hobby is filled with hardheaded people that don't want to change and adapt. He voices his opinion so that makes him a douche? You guys are so pretentious. If he is a douche, what does that make Kyosho or Xray...
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Old 07-23-2014, 11:12 AM
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hahaha loved the jq and xray comments :P
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