Which petrol powered R/C off road car?

[LiloLil]

Ok then, who makes the best of these? I've got about £350 to spend and I haven't a clue where to start.....

[shaleshifter]

Take a look at NitroTek.co.uk not sure if their any good but only £289

[Paulbav]

Can't go far wrong with a Hyper 7 mate, and you can pic em up for less than £200.00 now

Paul

[sgrimshaw]

Do you really mean Petrol?

Hyper 7 is a glo engine running Nitro fuel.

[gregm225]

them nitro-tek ones are rubbish, go for an FG as the build quility is good you could pick a good one up for £450 to £500. i have a good one for sale fg marder very fast

Edited by gregm225 on Sunday 24th February 10:44

[JTD]

Have a look around this web site

www.modelsport.co.uk

[balsakkie]

hello there

ive just posted a similar question but instead I found a particular model that Im interested in, have a look at my question and some of the good results Ive had

good luck in finding your Petrol Rc
Im looking forward to my first one
cheers
w

[Scooby-Paul]

To my experience of the wee nitro car's i'd save up a bit more and get a 2 stroke engined car, there not just as nimble as they are 1/5 scale. But the time you spend on messing about with fuel mixture's and sprocket gears on the wee nito's it's worth it 10 times over.

A good 2 stroke car will cost about £600 the Madbaga beetle is the one to have

Paul

[basherbarrichelo]

i have a schumacher raptor nitro car, i wouldn't say it bad its my first rc car and i dont really no what im doing with it but iv had it for about two years and it seems low maintenance (imo) as i haven’t had any big problems with it.

Although I have always wanted an FG but can’t afford one at the moment.

[tbops]

Hey i just spoted somthing called the Carson CRT Race Truck. Anyone heard of it? Looks amazing, just wondering what spares will be like and if the engine is anygood. It seems to be a regular petrol engine also and not a nitro one but im not sure? any advice would be good

[gregm225]

carsons are ok they are just FG clones dont now what parts are like to get hold of or what the build is like , i think they use a cy engine not as good as the zenoha engine in the fg cars

[tbops]

Hey popped out to go look at one of these today. While i was there i spotted a schumacher raptor micro radio controlled car. Thinking of getting one of these for the nephew as its his birthday. While i was looking i popped in to another shop and they said that the raptor was very hard to control, any views on this? they also had a 1:6 scal import radio controlled buggy with petrol enging like the baja for 300 bills!!! my mind says it will be made of old biro' and bits of tin but my walled prefers it to 600-800 for a ft/hpi/carson any thoughts peeps?

[Vesuvius 996]

tbops said:

Hey popped out to go look at one of these today. While i was there i spotted a schumacher raptor micro radio controlled car. Thinking of getting one of these for the nephew as its his birthday. While i was looking i popped in to another shop and they said that the raptor was very hard to control, any views on this? they also had a 1:6 scal import radio controlled buggy with petrol enging like the baja for 300 bills!!! my mind says it will be made of old biro' and bits of tin but my walled prefers it to 600-800 for a ft/hpi/carson any thoughts peeps?

Sell me one of your Fioranos for 500 notes and buy the nipper the proper one.

[tbops]

the 1/6 scale one is for me. I end up buying one and using it about twice and blowing suomthing up on it and putting it to rot in the garage i might just get a micro one like the boy and mess about in the estate! the 1:6 may be too big to have some proper fun.

[Bungleaio]

Like most things in life you certainly get what you pay for in this hobby, fg have been making large scale cars for years and they would be the ones I would be looking at. But I've never looked into getting anything in this scale so I'm not entirely sure. The guys http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/forumid_234/tt.htm  might be able to help a bit more.

One of my mates has got one of the http://www.modelsport.co.uk/?CallFunction=ShowSpecification&ItemID=24586[/url] schumacher rascal trucks  and it is suprisingly rapid for its size.

[Silent1]

I've given up on nitro cars, i've 7 of them, they're great fun but fixing them and keeping them running is a PITA.

So i went 1/5th scale and got 2 RC Trucks (HGV) and 1 RC formula 1 car

[phil633]

Traxxas every time, plug in starter & glow plug all in one easy to use unit.Revo 3.3 or TMaxx 3.3.

[L33]

You need a "proper petrol car.
One of these in fact

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/463582.htm

[pstruck]

Some confusion here between petrol (as you get from the pump on the forecourt) and nitro.

If it's petrol you're after then I have to say I am loving my HPI Baja 5b SS. Cracking bit of kit. Fast, loud and fun!