Which car should I buy?

[General Accident]

Saw a vintage heat recently and quite fancied a go but what car is relatively driveable, cheapish and has reasonable spares availability? I only really have experience of some Tamiya's and already know that Hornets, Hotshots and Frogs are pants. And buying an RC10 seems almost like a cop out - the one I watched was within a couple of seconds a lap of the moderns which seems to miss the point of vintage. Needless to say it won by a country mile but where's the fun in that?

[5POINTSTAR]

Well, for Vintage Tamiya would be an easier choice with all the Re-Released buggies like the Frog, Hotshot etc. Parts/hopups are available for these Re-Re's also..
Question, for Vintage racing do they allow the 4WD's like the Hotshot to compete with the old 2WD's? If so I would get a re-re Hotshot because of the 4WD.. Is there a motor limit? Just questions...

[FERRETTI]

If you want too stick with Tamiya have a look at my Vintage racer

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=66645&id=18028

it's basically an Astute with some Madcap parts and the availability of spares is good especially on Ebay.

Have a look at this thread for more info

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=36735&hl=works+astute

and this link for a how to build it guide

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/article.asp?id=94

and have no doubt these cars do perform.

If you would be happy to try a different manufacturer why not try a Schumacher Top Cat / Cougar or even a Kyosho Ultima Pro all great performers.

As for 4wd you won't go wrong with a Pro Cat or Lazer, of course all this depends on the restrictions your vintage class has.