Truggy Shootout
#47
Tech Elite
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Love my 8t 2.0. Didn't require much by way of upgrades and handles like a dream. I would highly recommend it. Very durable as well. The only thing I don't like about is the standard screws and it does seem sloppier relative to my 808, but so do all cars.
I would have bought the Xray if they based it off the 808, but my buddy has a new xt8 '09 and it looks really good. A complete redesign probably wasn't needed, but it would have helped x-ray sell more cars for sure. The quality of Xray is just in a different league that none of the other mfg's are even close to imho. The plastic and metal is just on a whole different level.
I would have bought the Xray if they based it off the 808, but my buddy has a new xt8 '09 and it looks really good. A complete redesign probably wasn't needed, but it would have helped x-ray sell more cars for sure. The quality of Xray is just in a different league that none of the other mfg's are even close to imho. The plastic and metal is just on a whole different level.
#48
I'm pretty much sold on gettin the trf801xt for my next trug
#49
The Z-Car Buggy? They have been selling like hotcakes, and every single person who has bought one is very happy and doing well with them, so they are on an enormous surge in popularity. Heck Z-Cars have been Tq'ing and winning races and placing high all over, my local track (Loganville RC) last Trophy race had 3 Z-Car Buggys in the top 5 of the Pro A-Main!!
Hard to find parts for?
I beg to differ. At last glimpse I had over $6k in parts for Z-Car buggys, and will build up to that for the Truggy. We have an up to date live inventory on our website, and seldom run out of parts, certainly less than several other more established companies. SH and Z-CarUSA are 100% comitted to supply and take care of the Z-Army drivers in the USA. Anyone that has done business with us will tell you the same.
Heck I left work yesterday to go home and get a collet for a Z-Car racer, and sent it for free to him.
Give them a try, you will be pleasantly suprised.
#50
Tech Champion
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Love my 8t 2.0. Didn't require much by way of upgrades and handles like a dream. I would highly recommend it. Very durable as well. The only thing I don't like about is the standard screws and it does seem sloppier relative to my 808, but so do all cars.
I would have bought the Xray if they based it off the 808, but my buddy has a new xt8 '09 and it looks really good. A complete redesign probably wasn't needed, but it would have helped x-ray sell more cars for sure. The quality of Xray is just in a different league that none of the other mfg's are even close to imho. The plastic and metal is just on a whole different level.
I would have bought the Xray if they based it off the 808, but my buddy has a new xt8 '09 and it looks really good. A complete redesign probably wasn't needed, but it would have helped x-ray sell more cars for sure. The quality of Xray is just in a different league that none of the other mfg's are even close to imho. The plastic and metal is just on a whole different level.
As for slop, that is just how losi's are and they run great with it. Besides any truggy will get sloppy. That is just part of truggy racing.
#51
Z-Car Truggy is not really out until Thursday, so of course it hasnt gotten a chance to be popular....yet
The Z-Car Buggy? They have been selling like hotcakes, and every single person who has bought one is very happy and doing well with them, so they are on an enormous surge in popularity. Heck Z-Cars have been Tq'ing and winning races and placing high all over, my local track (Loganville RC) last Trophy race had 3 Z-Car Buggys in the top 5 of the Pro A-Main!!
Hard to find parts for?
I beg to differ. At last glimpse I had over $6k in parts for Z-Car buggys, and will build up to that for the Truggy. We have an up to date live inventory on our website, and seldom run out of parts, certainly less than several other more established companies. SH and Z-CarUSA are 100% comitted to supply and take care of the Z-Army drivers in the USA. Anyone that has done business with us will tell you the same.
Heck I left work yesterday to go home and get a collet for a Z-Car racer, and sent it for free to him.
Give them a try, you will be pleasantly suprised.
The Z-Car Buggy? They have been selling like hotcakes, and every single person who has bought one is very happy and doing well with them, so they are on an enormous surge in popularity. Heck Z-Cars have been Tq'ing and winning races and placing high all over, my local track (Loganville RC) last Trophy race had 3 Z-Car Buggys in the top 5 of the Pro A-Main!!
Hard to find parts for?
I beg to differ. At last glimpse I had over $6k in parts for Z-Car buggys, and will build up to that for the Truggy. We have an up to date live inventory on our website, and seldom run out of parts, certainly less than several other more established companies. SH and Z-CarUSA are 100% comitted to supply and take care of the Z-Army drivers in the USA. Anyone that has done business with us will tell you the same.
Heck I left work yesterday to go home and get a collet for a Z-Car racer, and sent it for free to him.
Give them a try, you will be pleasantly suprised.
Last edited by RyyRyy; 04-29-2009 at 10:01 AM. Reason: add info
#52
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#54
Tech Champion
iTrader: (17)
Z-Car Truggy is not really out until Thursday, so of course it hasnt gotten a chance to be popular....yet
The Z-Car Buggy? They have been selling like hotcakes, and every single person who has bought one is very happy and doing well with them, so they are on an enormous surge in popularity. Heck Z-Cars have been Tq'ing and winning races and placing high all over, my local track (Loganville RC) last Trophy race had 3 Z-Car Buggys in the top 5 of the Pro A-Main!!
Hard to find parts for?
I beg to differ. At last glimpse I had over $6k in parts for Z-Car buggys, and will build up to that for the Truggy. We have an up to date live inventory on our website, and seldom run out of parts, certainly less than several other more established companies. SH and Z-CarUSA are 100% comitted to supply and take care of the Z-Army drivers in the USA. Anyone that has done business with us will tell you the same.
Heck I left work yesterday to go home and get a collet for a Z-Car racer, and sent it for free to him.
Give them a try, you will be pleasantly suprised.
The Z-Car Buggy? They have been selling like hotcakes, and every single person who has bought one is very happy and doing well with them, so they are on an enormous surge in popularity. Heck Z-Cars have been Tq'ing and winning races and placing high all over, my local track (Loganville RC) last Trophy race had 3 Z-Car Buggys in the top 5 of the Pro A-Main!!
Hard to find parts for?
I beg to differ. At last glimpse I had over $6k in parts for Z-Car buggys, and will build up to that for the Truggy. We have an up to date live inventory on our website, and seldom run out of parts, certainly less than several other more established companies. SH and Z-CarUSA are 100% comitted to supply and take care of the Z-Army drivers in the USA. Anyone that has done business with us will tell you the same.
Heck I left work yesterday to go home and get a collet for a Z-Car racer, and sent it for free to him.
Give them a try, you will be pleasantly suprised.
#55
$489 for the Pro Kit, and around the same for the RTR
#56
#57
I live in the Atlanta area and there are not too many hobby stores I could just walk in get get whatever I needed when I ran Losi either, so I just ordered everything off the net.
We offer next day am, 2nd day 2nd day am, 3 day select, in-store pickup and ground.
Most of the SE USA is one day ground.
#58
Tech Elite
iTrader: (19)
I liked the way my buddy's rc8t handled, but that car was made out of glass imho. It was just like the buggy, little misc pieces always breaking on it if you just thought about the car wrong. The only reason I didn't go with the rc8t was I had to spend so much money upgrading the rc8 buggy to keep it from falling apart last year and I still had DNFs damn near every weekend.
Love the 8t 2.0 though... not sure how standard tools are easier to work with, but a PITA to have two sets of tools and screws.
Love the 8t 2.0 though... not sure how standard tools are easier to work with, but a PITA to have two sets of tools and screws.
#59
Standard tools are not easier to work with, actually harder because you have standard AND metric on Losis, which is absurd imho.
How could you possibly think having std and metric is easier than all metric?
How could you possibly think having std and metric is easier than all metric?
#60
Tech Champion
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Well tell your crappy LHS to carry parts for it, problem solved. It that our fault they dont carry parts for them? Pretty invalid argument you have there.
I live in the Atlanta area and there are not too many hobby stores I could just walk in get get whatever I needed when I ran Losi either, so I just ordered everything off the net.
We offer next day am, 2nd day 2nd day am, 3 day select, in-store pickup and ground.
Most of the SE USA is one day ground.
I live in the Atlanta area and there are not too many hobby stores I could just walk in get get whatever I needed when I ran Losi either, so I just ordered everything off the net.
We offer next day am, 2nd day 2nd day am, 3 day select, in-store pickup and ground.
Most of the SE USA is one day ground.
I don't even see kits or parts stocked at the big online stores.