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hi, i'm new to both the forum and the hobby, i have always been interested in rc cas but have never owned a nitro 1, i have had a go with one and i am finally thinking about buying one. the one i like is the savage 25, is this ok for a beginner or would i be better with somthing else. i have no experience of nitro care mechanics but i am gennerally not too bad at fixing things. help would be apprechiated,

crofty
 
Well, your on your way to greatness!

The savage is a good truck. You will find few complaints about it. I suggest reading a lot before you start. And expect to drop a lot of $ in the near future.

This isn't a buy it and use it hobby. It's a buy it, break it, fix it, break it, fix it... it's really a never ending cycle until you run out of money.

Although, the savage is a good solid truck right out of the box and the 25 or SS kit are both better than the original savage 21 RTR.

I would almost suggest that you get the kit so you have to put it together. I know it sounds like a big task, but there isn't any other way to get familiar with how the vehicle works until you rebuild or build it. This goes with any RC.

My only other suggestion is that if your a power hungry nut like the rest of us, stay with something that starts out with a 21 or larger engine. Starting with something small is fun, but not easy to upgrade a lot of power into it without a ton of $.

Good luck and welcome to the fun!
 
thanks for your advice, i hadnt thought about the kit. obviously you dont know me and what skills i have but how easy would it be for a beginner to build the kit?
 
If you can follow instructions to build an entertainment center, you can follow instructions to build an RC. Most kits (if not all) come with good enough instructions for a 12 year old to put these together. Now fully understanding an ringless internal combustion engine, radio transmision, decoding... well, I don't understand all of that and I get along fine. It would be helpful for you and others here if you had a digital camera to post pictures with questions. Questions are always welcome and answers are usually given. But the old addage "a picture is worth 1000 words" really rings true with a lot of this stuff.

Just make sure you have ample light, a place that everything can sit for a few days, the right tools for the vehicle you will be working on and a lot of patience and time. It will take you longer to get up and running, but you'll respect the hobby a lot more and understand how your vehicle works when something breaks or wears out down the road.
 
It looks like another victim has been bit by the Nitro Bug. I agree w/ Olds on this one. The best way to know your car is to tear it apart. In this case it would be assembling one. The kit would be good for you to start w/. But if you feel overwhelmed by it, check out the RTR. Either way, they are both great choices. And if you ever did get stuck on something, there is definitely enough knowlege on this forum to help you out.

Later....:mex:
 
Sorry fellows. Not disagreeing with ya. A kit would be great. But this is the middle of the season!!! Save the building for winter when ya can't get outside.

I had made up my mind to get the kit for this winter. Ol' ladys TQ got on my nerves (what a piece o' crap). We were one RC short. I didn't want to be stuck inside building while everyone else was having fun. =devil

My 2 cents:
Get the RTR. Don't be stuck at the kitchen table building a kit that will be ready about the end of the season. Get something that runs!!! :ahh:
 
Go for the kit. It's the only way you will have 'insider' knowledge when you have a problem, and sooner or later, you WILL have to fix something. If you put it together, you will know what to take apart.
You can have it up and running in a week with 3 or 4 hours a day. I've built several kits for people that are afraid to try, and I really enjoy doing it. If something breaks and they know NOTHING about the car, they're usually stuck till they can get some of my time.
Keep all the parts in order, don't remove anything till you get to that part of the manual, follow the steps in order and just look twice at the drawing or photo till you understand it.
The more parts you get on it, the less parts are left. That's the way I make it simple. The more you do, the easier it gets.
Good luck with it, and let us know what you got. We're here to help if you have any problem.
 
i will look into the kit, i think it would help me to understand it better and i will probably find it easier in the longrun. when you say the kit though do you mean the savage ss or can you get an unbuilt version of the other savage trucks?

your help so far has been great, thanks
 
I'm basically a newbie also and I got the .25 rtr since after hours of reading i was convinced to do the 4 spider mod , the mp servo saver mod, the throttle linkage mod, add a hump pack , a fuel filter , ang a HPI ribbed pipe ... i'm sure after i do all of that i will have a better understanding of the truck, basically tear down and reassemble.. i just got the last pkg of parts yesterday so tomorrow is gonna be like christmas opening all those pkgs..lol... then i'll be locked in my garage till its done... hope to start breakin it in by Sunday
 
Get the kit. It will give you a little more appreciation for what your driving, knowing that it was done with your own two hands.
Also, It will give you a learning for how all the parts work.
If your fairly handy, you can have this thing built in less then a week.
He's not going to be racing, and summer hasn't even gotten here yet.
He will have plenty of time to play with it.
 
I bought my very first rc in Nov. of 2003 and it was a savage 25 rtr. Since then i have bought 4 others and i think the savage is one of the toughtest, it is a good truck to start off with. Kit or RTR I would go with RTR so that you can start haveing fun sooner. And when something breaks that is when you can pull out the manual and start going into detail as to how to tear it down and fix it.
That is just how i what i did now i know the truck so well i dont use the manual any more. I have also built kits and they do take some time to build, but they are fun too. it all up to you man but either way you will have fun.
 
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thanks for your help everyone, i think i will probably get the rtr model cos if i got the kit i would probably rush it so that i could use it, i think it would also be easier for me if everything was included so i didnt have to go get new parts. i am bound to get to know my truck eventually. i'll let u know what i get, i'm bound to need your help again soon

thanks, crofty
 
Good luck. Just remember that these nitro engines have a break in period and a break in process that needs to be followed to get good life and power out of the engine. You can find all sorts of stuff in here for that, just use the search.
 

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