is this the new HPI PRO car?.....
05-10-2003, 04:01 AM
#31
Originally posted by fastharry
nive..I was there on my honeymoon(way before my divorce
..around 1989...was there for 4 weeks...wen't to Hye's steak house(I think that was the name)..stayed at the Regent..next to the zoo....great place...went to to the other islands also.....
nive..I was there on my honeymoon(way before my divorce
..around 1989...was there for 4 weeks...wen't to Hye's steak house(I think that was the name)..stayed at the Regent..next to the zoo....great place...went to to the other islands also.....
The zoo stinks. A mix of many putrid disgusting smells.
Oh yeah, come back, the tourism industry needs you
.Anyway, I hope that HPI will follow the trend of including a lot of nice stuff in the box.
05-10-2003, 04:04 AM
#32
Not negative. Just facts.
Pro3 is an perfect example.
I'm mostly talking about major components like chassis, upper decks etc.
Remember those fast wearing NRS4 outdrives and the just as fast wearing ugraded ones?
Their Proceed was one car that didn't need hop-ups.
Pro3 is an perfect example.
I'm mostly talking about major components like chassis, upper decks etc.
Remember those fast wearing NRS4 outdrives and the just as fast wearing ugraded ones?
Their Proceed was one car that didn't need hop-ups.
05-10-2003, 04:05 AM
#33
Hy's Steakhouse.
05-10-2003, 04:11 AM
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Originally posted by FREAKAH
Hy's Steakhouse.
Hy's Steakhouse.
05-10-2003, 04:15 AM
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Born and raised in Hawaii.
Never been there.
I spend too much money on R/C stuff to afford eating there.
Never been there.
I spend too much money on R/C stuff to afford eating there.
05-10-2003, 04:46 AM
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Originally posted by FREAKAH
Born and raised in Hawaii.
Never been there. I spend too much money on R/C stuff to afford eating there.
Born and raised in Hawaii.
Never been there.
I spend too much money on R/C stuff to afford eating there.
well worth the money...
05-10-2003, 06:53 AM
#37
very nice indeed. i was told that the new hpi will have adjustable roll centre blocks at the rear AND the front.
this thing looks serious!
just in time for the hpi challenge in oz?? 
ok now were's the nearest hpi bandwagon
this thing looks serious!
just in time for the hpi challenge in oz??
ok now were's the nearest hpi bandwagon
05-10-2003, 09:05 AM
#38
heres the bandwagon. all a board I will prob. get one after I see the real pics of the car and find out what the price is going to be am sure it will be a great car. I run the proceed now along with my son and I tell you it is a great car easy to work on and very easy to drive great handling car 1/8 open class ,and touring will be pretty busy day but fun I hope.
05-10-2003, 06:15 PM
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kudos to the guy who showed these pictures on radio control zone..jia_zhuang gets all the credit there..
according to him,these pictures were in a Japanese mag,and that HPI's gonna show the car at the 42nd hobby show there next week....
ALL ABOARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
according to him,these pictures were in a Japanese mag,and that HPI's gonna show the car at the 42nd hobby show there next week....
ALL ABOARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
05-10-2003, 08:07 PM
#40
Originally posted by FREAKAH
Hopefully this car doesn't suffer from the nasty HPI hop-up virus that plagued almost all of HPI's previous cars.
Hopefully this car doesn't suffer from the nasty HPI hop-up virus that plagued almost all of HPI's previous cars.
And hopefully the plastic is better than the "rubber-band" compound that HPI favors. I also hope that once this car is released, they won't drop the ball AGAIN like they did with thier only other competitive on-road car.
Can you say "Proceed?"
05-10-2003, 08:16 PM
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I think the "PRO 3" Fiasco scared 'em straight
and you know what,to their credit...HPI's probably the ONLY company that admits their mistakes...AND corrects them in a few months...
hell,as much as I love my tc3,Associated will never admit that gas tank problem.....
so I'm not worried about the r 40.....they know what it takes...
and you know what,to their credit...HPI's probably the ONLY company that admits their mistakes...AND corrects them in a few months...
hell,as much as I love my tc3,Associated will never admit that gas tank problem.....
so I'm not worried about the r 40.....they know what it takes...
05-10-2003, 09:12 PM
#42
I used to think(still do actually ) that HPI purposely spec'd their cars with cheap flexy and weak parts when they were developed. And, at the same time have stronger stiffer upgrades already developed waiting to be released a few months after the car's release.
Hopefully this isn't the case with the R-40. If they can spec this car with "Pro" quality parts, they would have a winner on their hands. Imagine the sales they would generate with this car especially since almost every LHS carries HPI cars and parts.
I have always liked HPI's design ideas but was always turned off by the poor quality of the materials.
Fastharry,
I still live in paradise! Unfortunately, I won't be able to eat at Hy's for a while becaue I have to recover from another MTX-3 purhase.
) that HPI purposely spec'd their cars with cheap flexy and weak parts when they were developed. And, at the same time have stronger stiffer upgrades already developed waiting to be released a few months after the car's release.Hopefully this isn't the case with the R-40. If they can spec this car with "Pro" quality parts, they would have a winner on their hands. Imagine the sales they would generate with this car especially since almost every LHS carries HPI cars and parts.
I have always liked HPI's design ideas but was always turned off by the poor quality of the materials.
Fastharry,
I still live in paradise! Unfortunately, I won't be able to eat at Hy's for a while becaue I have to recover from another MTX-3 purhase.
05-10-2003, 09:41 PM
#43
From my past HPI ownership, I'll be waiting until all the bugs are fixed first, then I'll consider getting one if its good. 
05-10-2003, 10:03 PM
#44
Originally posted by Dan
From my past HPI ownership, I'll be waiting until all the bugs are fixed first, then I'll consider getting one if its good.
From my past HPI ownership, I'll be waiting until all the bugs are fixed first, then I'll consider getting one if its good.
I think that is a requirement when considering a just released HPI car.
A three month wait should be good.
05-10-2003, 11:55 PM
#45
Originally posted by fastharry
and you know what,to their credit...HPI's probably the ONLY company that admits their mistakes...AND corrects them in a few months...
and you know what,to their credit...HPI's probably the ONLY company that admits their mistakes...AND corrects them in a few months...
I used to go there just for the flame wars sometimes. Really made my day...