Is a buggy for me?

[godale03]

Buggies are by far my favorate type of RC, but I still can't get rid of my Maxx.

I am right there with ya... as much as I like my Buggy I still love the Maxx....

 

[ElectriKid3]

Hey ya buggyracer28 is right the x-term is sweet and they look preaty sweet for bashing. I have never driven a buggy but I am planing on getting a mayhem rtr. They come with sweet radio gear and a sweet engine. I think a x-term would be good or a mayhem. Good LUCK!!!

 

[Sgt Blamo]

A guy just recently placed 2nd place to a K777 spcl1 in a major A-main at the Dirt Nationals with his Mayhem, beating out two Prospec's and a K777 spcl1's !!! Not bad for a "cheap" already assembled buggy!
You'll love your Mayhem, best buggy in it's price range.

 

[mikeburgin]

A guy just recently placed 2nd place to a K777 spcl1 in a major A-main at the Dirt Nationals with his Mayhem, beating out two Prospec's and a K777 spcl1's !!! Not bad for a "cheap" already assembled buggy!
You'll love your Mayhem, best buggy in it's price range.

i think everyone on here will agree that every buggy out there is capable of winning an A main, its just how many months is capable of wining for before it falls to bits on you, or how many dollars you have to put in to it over4 the season to keep it going, we have guys over here that win with lightnings, but there buying a new car every 3 months, you give that driver a mugen or a kyosho, and he will do as well if not better than he did with the mayhem, my point is that you cannot base your buying of a buggy on the fact that one did well in a final !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Sgt Blamo]

That wasn't my point at all. I was being sarcastic by simply stating that someone had beaten the dream cars with a trashy piece of junk(that's how some people compare RTR's to kit cars). Now I don't think the Mayhem is junk or poor quality for that matter, but the way some people talk you would think that the K cars, Mugens and XB8's are the only good cars. We all know that it's the driver that makes the car. The Mayhem, IMHO, is one of the most well designed and built RTR buggies available for the money, comparatively. As you know, I own two of them, and several other high-end buggies. So I've actually compared and driven them side by side. To date, my mayhems have handled all of the abuse that I've handed out and then some. Parts are abundantly available in my area, although I've not had to replace much. Based on my own 1st hand experiance,commo from several local racers who have them, how many my local store sells (yet sells very few replacement parts) and the fact that it's won several A-mains and a few B-mains and won several magazine shoot outs, leads me to highly recommend the car.

 

[digger]

I think buggies are great. Don't think ya have to spend a fortune on one. If you buy a $1000 buggy and can't drive, somebody is going to come along and kick your ass with a $300 buggy.
That is what makes this hobby. It takes money, but the underdog wins sometimes.

 

[godale03]

I think buggies are great. Don't think ya have to spend a fortune on one. If you buy a $1000 buggy and can't drive, somebody is going to come along and kick your ass with a $300 buggy.
That is what makes this hobby. It takes money, but the underdog wins sometimes.

Well stated digger. You don't have to break the bank to be competitive. Practice and a little skill are the great equalizer. I look at it this way, I am only in this for fun. I don't care what others think about what I am driving, I am having the time of my life out there kicking up dust. It doesn't get any better than that IMO. I don't ever aspire to be sponsored or win some A main in some highly publicised race. If being sponsored and racing for a living is your goal then let nothing stop you. Maybe to do that you will need to drop a few K into a car. To each there own. What it all comes down to is personal choice, what one can afford, and what looks cool to them. In the couple of times I have actually raced I have not faired well with my X term, but it was not the car, but the driver, but hell I was having the time of my life. I catch alot of hell from the other guys driving more well known stuff that my Xterm is crap, I just let it roll. I watched a guy beat 3 RC10's with his little Xcellerator. This guy had been driving a while though. They say slow is fast, and maybe one day I will find out, until then I drive it like I stole it and have a blast.

Tom

 

[mikeburgin]

smooth is fast, not slow is fast, jerky eratic movments get you kno where, slow in fast out is my general rule of thumb, were not saying that cheap kits are crap, imo the 777 is not that crash hot, not unlesss you get the sp1 anyway, rtr kits are fine for the person that doesn't race and doesn't drive them that much but most people out grow them in time and want something better, but my advice to anyone is to get the best kit you can comfortably afford, dont just take peoples word that the rtr kits are the bees nees, go to a track and watch what is happening, see what kits break talk to the guys that have them, ask those guys what they would rather have over the kit they currently have, and what the problems are that they have had with there kits, problem with on here is you get alot of people pushing what they drive, and not nessasarily what is best for u, the difference in top buggies to low buggies is this, are any of you fly fisherman, imagine that you are going to buy a new fishing rod, on the shelf there are many rods, there are the cheap 100 dollar rods and the more exspensive 1000dollar rods, i will bet that there are more cheap rods sold than exspensive ones, the 100 dollar rods will do the same job the 1000 dollar one does, but untill u use the 1000 dollar rod u wouldnt know what the differene is, better design lighter, better action, better back up service, and prestige

the person that has the cheap nasty rod will always argue that you dont need to spend the money, and hes right, but once u buy a top line rod u will never go back to the low end stuff, a light will shine and u will realise why people buy them !!!!!!

same deal with a real car mini or mercedes

 

[Sgt Blamo]

The point I was attempting to make, is that the Mayhem RTR is highly under-rated, and that the driver always makes the car, just like the marksman makes the rifle. I jump & surf large waves with an old 95 XP800, modified & setup for my type of riding. I don't look for the latest and greatest, just the tried & true. Now "cheap" is another story. I don't own anything that is cheap. I work too hard and value my money too much to waste my time with cheap. Quality is what I want and am willing to pay for.

 

[AC48]

The Mayhem may be undrerated, but I think the XTM is as much, or even more underated. I have had a X-Terminator RTR, Kyosho MP7.5, Ofna Ultra MBX, X-Terminator Deluxe, and a MP777 although I never drove that. The parts that come on the Deluxe baffle me as how they got the price so low. The quality and sturdiness of the parts is as good if not better than the 777, and is very fast due to its 24.7 motor. That is not to say it would win a race, but I would bet the X-T Deluxe is a much better value than a 777 or similar buggy. If your looking for a buggy to play around with the X-T's and Mayhems look like the best value, the X-T being cheaper. You are not wasteing your money by buying something cheap, you are spending it more wisely. For the price of one MP777 Spc1 with decent mill/radio/pipe etc you could have like 3 X-T deluexes. BUT having said that if you are racing, its a whole different story, although the X-Ts still handle very well with a good servo in there.

 

[mikeburgin]

now you guys are starting to actually write something that is worth reading LOL not just buy this, say why to buy this, not just i think this is the best, the difference in price is because the materials used are of lower grades and quality

 

[Plaidfish]

Buy a mugen Bulldog.....yeah...because I SAID SO!
sure it's electric and like 20 years old...still rocks...

 

[AC48]

the difference in price is because the materials used are of lower grades and quality

Yes, this is true, but XTM does a great job with the X-T Deluxe, the RTR is a little weak but the Deluxe is great for its price. Has better towers (5mm), better radio tray and center diff top plate...which are CF than a MP777. I'm sure the MP777 uses better plastics in thier A-Arms and suck but the XTM ones are very strong, probably not quite as light.

 

[mikeburgin]

Buy a mugen Bulldog.....yeah...because I SAID SO!
sure it's electric and like 20 years old...still rocks...

LOL were can i get one plaid, do they come in rtr and what sort of radio gear come with them , do they come with quality 148 futaba servos

 

[Plaidfish]

last one I saw was on flea-bay for 365 USD......I want one just for a novelty but I am NOT spending that kind of bread for a shelf queen...if it don't run....it's gotta go.....have you ever heard of them? Only one other person I've met remembers them.....

 

[digger]

Dude, I'll push XTM to the end.
I love my X-term.
Everybody seems like they are hardcore to what they have or what their hobby store carries. Don't worry about us. You got in this hobby for fun.
The buggies won't go for crap in the grass. Great in the dirt. Had mine for a year and don't want better.
Buy an XTM, mayhem, or an Ofna and I don't think you could go wrong.
You started out with a MT. Is that what you want? Try a Savage. Pain to work on till ya get used to it. But a great truck.

 

[mikeburgin]

Rtrs are the price they are for a reason, cause there cheap entry level buggies to get people into the sport without the dollars , from what I've seen on here of the xterm not many people are happy with them, you would be one of the few, this is a circle O think outside of it sometimes.

 

[CorradoPsi]

mike is right, you get what you pay for, simple as that. sometimes you get a better value for your dollar, sometimes you dont. remember, if you never drive a mercedes, you wont know what your hyundai is lacking.

some RTR buggies are very good, they get better every year as the market gets more competetive. its the consumers job to find those good ones. whoever started this thread has had plenty of suggestions for buggies, some better than others, at this point i think he's ready to head to the track on race day, observe and maybe drive a few of the buggies he's looking at. then make a decision. we can all talk circles all we like, but thats not getting anything accomplished here.

 

[Plaidfish]

Jared...we can hook up one sunday and set up a XB8 a mugen and an OFNA 9.5 pro and let ya try them all see what U like...I also have a line on a mayhem roller for 125.....just plop your radio stuff and engine in it.......you'd need a big block mill though.....there's a lot more to the buggies than you think......

 

[AC48]

Rtrs are the price they are for a reason, cause there cheap entry level buggies to get people into the sport without the dollars , from what I've seen on here of the xterm not many people are happy with them, you would be one of the few, this is a circle O think outside of it sometimes.

I haven't seen anyone on here not love their X-Term, in fact also on the Globalhobby forum I have only seen one person not happy with their X-Term. I have had a single problem with mine and I love it.