help does anybody know about this new associated 4 wheel drive

[2jwilki]

do you know anything about the associated 4 wheel drive that is ment to be coming out sometime in 07 cos i dont have a clue plzz help i might fancy one myself if there good which probably they will be (possibly simialr to bj4)

[jimmy]

Where did you hear about this?

[2jwilki]

i herd it from jezabel at model torque i dont know where he got it from? confusing lol

[bigred5765]

yeh its called a rc8 rally x car 1/8th scale nitro

[PaulRotheram]

there was a post over on rc10b4.com about it, all hear say though! as in some bod said it, and a couple more bods belive it and carries to tell everyone.

[Ron Burgundy]

Would common sense not prevail and realise that JConcepts and Team Associated are pretty much afiliated.........

It would not be in their best interests to produce a 4wd off road electric buggy

[BenG]

Pure speculation. AE have always maintained that there is little 'market' to interest therm in 4wd. Now JConcepts are here, they made a statement somewhere, cant remember it exactly, but it was something like they were companies with interests alike e.t.c.

[vader]

My imperial spies inform me there is no such device.

[Scouser]

Hold the phone here, jezabel is a bloke?!!

[BenG]

lol yeh, its his Nickname, he is called Jeremey so I guees it went Jeremy>Jez-Jezabel

[Scouser]

Ah ok, poor fella!
Back on topic though, this thread has generated quite a bit of interest judging by the number of views. It is a little surprising that AE have chosen not to persue their rivalry with Losi into the 4wd arena aswell. They have the platforms to work off and the support of hundreds of thousands of consumers. Must have crossed their minds at some point surely?

[BenG]

I found the thread for it on RC10 B4. rcdude19641 said

AE is working on a 4 wheeler. I posted this a while ago but at the last RCX I talked to Gary Owens about it. He said they are working on it (along with some other really cool projects). He "said" it would be "based of the BJ4 with some changes that our drivers want." Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if it was a tub chassis version of the bj4 with molded shock towers. I don't know what Jconcepts is thinking right now but I'd be a little pissed off. As for factorybutnots source; I know the source and yes he is pretty reliable. Now when would I expect the car? Next year, right now they are focusing on getting the RC8 out and working on the TC5. I know I will support Jconcepts in everything they do because they are the best company out there. If Jason for some reason designs the car to use losi parts then I'll get it over the AE car.

[bigred5765]

the uk market is about 2-4% of total sale in usa, theres little to no market 4wd state side,2wd and trucks are the thing there.

[Scouser]

That is true but AE are now owned by Thunder Tiger aren't they? TT being an Asian based company, they might be interested in seeing a 4wd buggy that could take some of the glory away from the other manufacturers. With HPI/ Hotbodies joining in on the fun it seems strange that the probable 2wd champ will be totally absent from 4wd. Perhaps a little 'parental pressure' might be brought to bear!!

[mark christopher]

if it comes it will prob be metric like the rally x is going to be

[bigred5765]

there will be no conflict of interest between the two companys at all, thunder tiger are in the process of making a 2wd and 4wd buggy, ae only 4wd will be ic 1/8th for now,

[mark christopher]

Originally Posted by bigred5765

there will be no conflict of interest between the two companys at all, thunder tiger are in the process of making a 2wd and 4wd buggy, ae only 4wd will be ic 1/8th for now,

but it will use thunder tiger parts!

[jimmy]

bit OT - but did anyone else notice the new header cards on AE parts -

MADE IN USA
made in china

[bigred5765]

thunder tiger have made ae parts for them for years anyway,
and do already swop parts from one car to another
diffs are the only part used from another car on rc8 all the rest is brand new

[bigred5765]

Originally Posted by jimmy

bit OT - but did anyone else notice the new header cards on AE parts -

MADE IN USA
made in china

pics jimmy pics please
no havent noticed what have they done