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What's the most durable 1/10 4WD buggy made?

What's the most durable 1/10 4WD buggy made?

Old 09-23-2009, 04:32 PM
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my team academy sb pro has taken some pretty nasty hits from big nitro trucks and my local outdoor track one of the beerms is built on a steep cliff that i have gone off a few time and its still going
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Old 09-23-2009, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt Sunderlage
Lots of people run the 501X buggies by me and I've never seen one broke.......well once but it was a really hairy crash(501 VS. Concrete wall).

The last thing I'm worried about with my 501 WE is it breaking.
I've only been in one actual race with my 501x WCE. It is very strong.
But yeah hit a concrete wall and anything will break..lol

My B44 I might break a few a-arms and that's it, but I have not broken
anything on it in 7 months. Dont wreck and you shouldnt break a thing.

The Durango buggy is nice, but I refuse to pay 600+ for a 1/10 buggy.
And if I did I would get a 511, if I didnt already have a 501x.
When the first predator X10 cars came out you hit one jump and it would break. Probably the weakest car ever. But it was fast when it was running. Heard they got all those bugs out with the X11, at least some.

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Old 09-23-2009, 06:30 PM
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At first I broke a lot of parts on my B44 when I first started driving 4WD's. But its so easy to drive out of control with them and I think thats most people's problem. I try to tame myself down once and a while and I have not been braking anything lately
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Old 09-24-2009, 07:00 AM
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Here is a video clip of the track I am running on.. nothing too crazy in my opinion.. its was actually a set of 3 small jumps in a row (which most cars clear at once) that cracked the chassis in half

youtube.com/watch?v=JGYgujso5M0
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Old 09-24-2009, 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by NilesRacer
what you pay for is what you get, yeah the buggy is 650 and with parts it will cost around a grand. and not every one can spend that type of money every day. IMO I say b44 or dex410
need to stop making accounts, this is just going to prolong your original suspension
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Old 09-24-2009, 08:42 AM
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Is NilesRacer the same person as Savage man Losi and other user names he created ?
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Old 09-24-2009, 01:40 PM
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it seems 4wd are soo fast hat no matter what you hit it will break. they can take abuse without breaking like casing jumps or the occasional tumble but head on collisions or hitter walls/other cars and you will break
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Old 09-24-2009, 01:51 PM
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Every 1/10 4wd buggy will break parts if you crash hard enough. I've owned quite a few 4wd buggies and the toughest is definately the Tamiya 501x, it's built like a tank. The arms are thick and durable. As with any off road vehicle belt or shaft, drive train maintenance is required. I regretted selling my 501x away and now am looking to get one again cos it handles really well. As for the DF-03, stay away from it, it breaks way too easily...dark impact? hmmm it's more like dark lemon...
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Old 09-24-2009, 05:01 PM
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I can only speak from experience. I only raced MOD 4WD for 2 months in 2007 due to a local track closing. Week in and week out my 501X never broke, hell it's been sitting on the shelf for the past 2 years with a load of nib A-arms/parts stashed away . I bought many A-arms due to seeing everyone else breaking them non-stop back then (very rough demanding track). It (501X) seemed to be stronger than the other buggies during that time period. That being said, can't speak about 4WD's I've never seen run like the D4 and some of the newer machines. Keeping it REAL

BTW- My Dark Impact was a joke!! Damn you Tamiya
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Old 09-24-2009, 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by tedstryker

kinda a false statement there guys at my track run Kyosho i never saw one break...

and lets be honest 95% of something breaking on any r/c is the drivers fault..

Kyosho's break but no more then any other car. I find them to be pretty durable. A losi xxx4 is a pretty delicate 4wd.
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Old 03-12-2010, 03:13 PM
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From what Ive experienced owning quite a few kyosho and tamiya kits, The tamiya kits hardly, if ever, broke. I run a DB01 fully upgraded beyond recognition and to be honest the only time I break is when I do something extremely stupid. Beyond that Ive smacked it into poles, walls, crashed into other cars and I never had a breakage problem. On the other hand every kyosho kit Ive had broke stuff each and every time out, would probably never buy anything kyosho again. Ive heard quite a few stories from people with zx-5's who break suspension mounts like clock work. Who needs that? I know they perform well but confidence in your vehicle is very important.

I have so many spare Tamiya parts laying around that I dunno if Im ever even going to get around to using them. So far in the 2 years Ive owned my DB01 Ive broken maybe 2 front arms, and a shock shaft. IN 2 YEARS!. So naturally I bought me a 501x WE, skipped on the 511 for now.

I also own an AE B4 FT and a LOSI XXX-CR, yes they are 2WD I know. Both are good but Ive found the Losi more forgiving and more durable than the B4. You gotta be on your A Game with that kit at all times, otherwise itll turn around and bite you in the a$$. Its also broken way more times than my XXX-CR. So although some Losi kits are fragile I would buy a Losi over an AE any day, But above all Tamiya quality is unmatched. I also have heard good things about the D4s.

Just some input from experience.
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the losi xx4 is the best 4wd buggy ever made,its proven with the test of time.some may laugh but it cant be deined, i built my xx4 new in 1997 and its as strong now as it was then,and with the brushless system its even faster and better now.after all these years its still a race winner.
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im going to say the dex410 a guy has it at my track it is a tank!!!!!!!!!! and fricking fast
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Old 03-12-2010, 05:36 PM
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The SBV1 is a very tough buggy if you get the upgrades for it.
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Old 03-12-2010, 06:07 PM
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Durability wise I say the Dex410(if built right) and then the Tamiya.

I never broke anything with my B44 or xx4 but everytime someone took it for a few laps they would break an arm.

By the way Durango is coming out with a cheaper version of the dex410. At $350 I think it really will be the best value of any car.
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