2WD or 4WD?

[Garry Driffill]

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthre...?t=9626&page=4

Look at the pic of the car top post on that page

[phil c]

Originally Posted by rcluke

a what now

an atomic carbon s2 very nice car but still uses the front off a b4 get a b4 neil cragg and many other top drivers cant be wrong

[mattym0310]

Yes, the s2 looks very nice, and I guess it drives pretty good but is way too expensive for bashing.

[Richard Lowe]

Originally Posted by rcluke

i am after a buggy, what should i get 2WD or 4WD?

it is to race on polished wood floor, and to bash about with.

it will have a brushless (in time)

post any links or info here.

A B4 would be your best bet IMO, if you are sensible with your motor choice there's nothing hard about driving a 2wd on wood floor

2wd will be cheaper to buy, run and fix. Also there's less that can go wrong so they are more beginner friendly than a 4wd car would be.

How much experience do you have, and how much equipment do you have now or are you starting from scratch?

[Chrislong]

Im sorry Luke but the type of question you asked will always lead to many different opinions.

The fact is, all the cars are built for a purpose and all are capable of serving that purpose for what you want. Ofcause you will find the limits of the cheaper cars sooner, but again, each of them is upgradable.

What I recommend is to buy a "Racer" magazine, and then attend your local club. Don't be afraid of asking the people there, and watch which cars are doing okay etc..

My recommendation for your purpose is a RC10B4- RTR. RTR stands for ready to Run, and it is just that. You may need to change the tyres to suit where you race it but you will always need to do that with any kit anyway. In time the RC10B4-RTR can be upgraded as you improve and it can then either be upgraded and left as an RC10B4, converted into the S2 or you can choose the best car which ofcause is the X-6

[ashleyb4]

Rich and Chris the men to listen to.

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[Chrislong]

Originally Posted by ashleyb4

Rich and Chris the men to listen to.

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Thanks Ash. Don't get me wrong, the XXX-CR which you recommend is a great car, but for Luke to choose one he'd then have a servo, ESC, Motor, cells, transmitter & more to buy, and a novice may be put off by that potential minefield of purchases, but with an RTR its all included - he will just need a 12v to charge from and stuff for his own comforts such as toolbox, table & chair - but not essential for first meeting.

[ashleyb4]

Totally agree chris the rtr would be much simpler. And i cant take form the b4 i always loved mine i cant come to sell it lol

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[josh_smaxx]

Just to pont out, he already races touring cars at TRCC every week and is doing quite well just iv pursuaded him to get a buggy

[andy05]

I wasnt saying he should get on just pointing out to ash its the best looking

[Jonny_H]

But he has said it's for polished floor. I'd be really wary of recommending a 2WD for that. It might be a recipe for getting very frustrated very quickly...

[ashleyb4]

Yea but a 4wd will proberly be more fraustrating with hving to skim motors and repair it as a 4wd is much higher minternance.

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[rcluke]

Originally Posted by ashleyb4

Yea but a 4wd will proberly be more fraustrating with hving to skim motors and repair it as a 4wd is much higher minternance.

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not with brushless

[rcluke]

Originally Posted by josh_smaxx

Just to pont out, he already races touring cars at TRCC every week and is doing quite well just iv pursuaded him to get a buggy

i heard you bought a B44

what motor did you say get?

[josh_smaxx]

Originally Posted by rcluke

i heard you bought a B44

what motor did you say get?

Iv just ordered a 5.5 but id prefer to be using a 6.5 at TRCC, 5.5 is better for me outdoors though.

[rcluke]

Originally Posted by Chrislong

Thanks Ash. Don't get me wrong, the XXX-CR which you recommend is a great car, but for Luke to choose one he'd then have a servo, ESC, Motor, cells, transmitter & more to buy, and a novice may be put off by that potential minefield of purchases, but with an RTR its all included - he will just need a 12v to charge from and stuff for his own comforts such as toolbox, table & chair - but not essential for first meeting.

i have been racing for about a year, i have all of the gear.
i used to have a B4 factory team, and i am not bothered about buying a servo and other electronics (because i have quite a bit of knowledge about them)


How much is an X6 conversion, i was gonna convert my old B4, but i sold it in the need of funds

[ashleyb4]

Originally Posted by rcluke

not with brushless

Its not just motor mainernance rebuild between most meetings to make sure the drive chain is runnign freely checking for worn cvd's also parts are generally more exspensive. I thought 4wd would be easy with brushless but it isnt.

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[rcluke]

Originally Posted by ashleyb4

Its not just motor mainernance rebuild between most meetings to make sure the drive chain is runnign freely checking for worn cvd's also parts are generally more exspensive. I thought 4wd would be easy with brushless but it isnt.

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that's all part of the hobby

[Lee]

Aero and B4 are my reccomendations while were just saying what cars we run

I think the pred is the one though, its AEROdynamically the fastest car ever made and is unrivalled in suspension travel

[rcluke]

Originally Posted by Lee

Aero and B4 are my reccomendations while were just saying what cars we run

I think the pred is the one though, its AEROdynamically the fastest car ever made and is unrivalled in suspension travel

it's bloody expensive though (the X10 / X11)