Originally posted by The Ideas Man
The guy selling his car does not need a newbie asking a hudred questions about a second hand car thats already at the right price.
allright man thought i'd only suggest it

don't get the fk dude get a tamiya ta04. just weigh up the cost for a new tamiya ta04 and a used pro kit xray...have a long hard look.
regarding being a newbie and setup skills, these are all things that can be learnt from a fellow racer at the track. the best scenario is when you have a problem with your car and the car is tunable enough for that problem to be "tweeked" out. the worst scenario is to have a tweeked car and not being able to tweek it out cus you have limited adjustability. if you are 12+ years of age a pro car shouldn't be hard to use. just approach the setup in a methodical sense with a list of things to do, (again a racer at the track can help you) it shouldn't be so bad.
if a ta04 has all the adjustments of a xray or close to it (ie camber toe, droop ride height) well then why not go with the better car??

not sure about the beginner cars now adays but i remember back in my newbie days i had a rs4 nitro car that had no droop adjustments

this is a major tuning feature (ie weight transfer). all cars need these basic elements.
i only suggested the used fk kit cuz i had my eye on it and thought it was a pritty good deal. if i hadn't ordered spare parts already i would of snapped it up!