Quote from: ShutterX on February 18, 2011, 12:47:26 PM

Ajo has a TT truggy. and he never spoke of spare availability issues.

Ajo always buys TT spares from thundertiger4u.com ,not from India. He has stated this before

Why dont you try an Ofna Hyper 7 TQ Pro

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXRUS1&P=0

Its best quality, real cheap

yup. already did. spoke to him. he is suggesting the TT buggy or truggy. first choice would already be savage... but its out of budget.

@himank -

i took a look at it. but i have no idea of spare parts and even tuning. since i am buying for the first time, i think i should go for a brand where i can go to the store (model art) for support.

Ofna has no support here.TT has something.Don't get ofna now.

Ofna used to have.. Not sure about now..
Bombay RC used to stock Ofna/Jammin (same company under diff. names)

Not sure what they're upto now.. I tried getting on touch, but the no. was invalid..

Man TT support is also crap,only modelart is there which is more like just a showroom

btw. what happened to thundertider4u.com? the site is under maintenance. how long has it been so?

Does anybody know the price for the Slayer 3.3 4X4 Nitro Baja Truck.
Buy this Baja truck if you want nitro.

Quote from: MeanMachines on February 18, 2011, 12:51:17 PM
Ajo always buys TT spares from thundertiger4u.com ,not from India. He has stated this before

I buy from where the stuff is available based on cost, shipping time etc. I buy from Rotor singapore, Modelart, Amain etc. I Thundertiger4u is closed since Towerhobbies is now distributor of TT products in US. What I hear is TT has brought Hobbico which owns Tower.

Quote from: Divyam on February 18, 2011, 04:21:02 PM
Ofna used to have.. Not sure about now..
Bombay RC used to stock Ofna/Jammin (same company under diff. names)

Not sure what they're upto now.. I tried getting on touch, but the no. was invalid..

Bombay RC is RIP

Quote from: himank on February 18, 2011, 04:34:23 PM
Man TT support is also crap,only modelart is there which is more like just a showroom

Please do not generalize. Have you heard of Rotor Hobby Chennai? One of the best stocked hobby stores in the country today. Main dealer for TT products.

Quote from: magarwal1 on February 18, 2011, 05:55:04 PM
Does anybody know the price for the Slayer 3.3 4X4 Nitro Baja Truck.
Buy this Baja truck if you want nitro.

Whats this Nitro Baja truck?

He's misunderstood a 'baja truck' and a 'short course truck'.A baja truck is more like a buggy(R/C example being the Baja 5B)and a short course truck is what looks like the slash,only 10 times bigger.

Ya, but still there are no spares i could find on rotor india

Quote from: ShutterX on February 18, 2011, 04:43:19 PM
btw. what happened to thundertider4u.com? the site is under maintenance. how long has it been so?

It has been the same from atleast 3 months.
Correct me if wrong.

Cutting short,

They buyer's not interested in Monster trucks
He likes buggies but nitro
He wants it cheap and 1/8th
He is a beginer so wants easy to drive and maintain car
He is expecting good spares availability
His another concern is quality

My Suggestion-
Dont go just for looks,buy something which is durable so that you dont have to fish for spares always
Buy TT,but only tomahawk or S28/50, since there spares are no problem in india,yet quality will be an issue
If HPI, buy savage X if in your budget or pulse. Savage will be better due to durability and easy to drive factor.
If  Traxxas, nothing other than Revo 3.3

Seeing your budget, either buy a monster truck or a stadium truck. Buggies wont be able to handle the beginner haarrasment though would be a lil easy to drive.


In short,
If budget allows, Revo 3.3, otherwise savage 4.6

You will love both till the last tank of their life.....Cheers!!

He has clearly said that he doesnt want MT and Savage is above budget. So why keep talking about revo and savage?

Rotor has many spares and upgrades for the S50, the widely sold car in Chennai. He will have EB4 spares shortly since we pushed him to start selling them. Feel free to call and ask.

Spares for the TT ST-1 was never an issue since I havent broke much. The only thing I can remember is a shock rod that I broke when I hit another car head on at the RCINC race in 2009. I replaced the servo saver, beacuse it was becoming tight. I could have repaired it though.

Like I have mentioned ST-1 is the best car from TT. Based on the EB4 S3, its hell of a car though its a few generations old. I have several spares like arms, shocks, drive shafts, toe plates etc. I dont think they will be used anytime soon unless anything crazy happens.

Avoid tomahawks series.... worst quality I have seen after tempo. Will suggest it for a child only.

Savage and EB4 are closely priced, 22k and 25k.
Ya, believe me, 25 k is max for a tower savage

he does NOT want a monster truck.As Ajo has said,go with the ST-1.

If you want speed,get a slash 4x4 and get a lipo and charger for it.(I believe a petrol head is fueled by speed )

He did not want a electric either

I wanted to convince him.As I stated earlier,I want to convert people to electric.

Since you dont want monster trucks, electric cars and you need to stay within a budget of 30K.

Stay away from tomahawk series, Slayer.

Your options are

HPI Pulse 4.6 or truggy 4.6
TT Eb4 or ST1

All the above cars have spares support, its up to you to choose what you like best.

lol... so much discussion over what i want! i feel important!

thanks for the support folks. but i think i should stop researching, bite the bullet and just end it. as they say, too much research gets you confused.

cheers.

Yeah.I busted my brain after 8 months of research and when I got the call from jayanth that my car had arrived,it was the best moment.All I said was ,"Good".Even better was when I saw it and ran it for the first time.

Hope you get your car as quickly as possible and join us.

hi folks. i have finally booked my first real RC car! its a savage x 4.6... finally done and dusted! getting my hands on her on friday. saturday will be for running in....

thanks for all the advice and support folks. everyone i spoke to suggested this vehicle. and i decided to not go for the buggy because lot of experienced folks suggested that i go for something slower and more robust for a first car.... hence the savage!

Try your hand at Hongnor Jammin.. Jammin X1X buggy or Jammin X2 CRT truggy.. They might fit your budget.. I drive these cars and they are very tough built. Never broke any part and replacement parts are also cheaper.. You can read some great reviews on lots of forums..

whee can i buy them, BTW is jammin=Ofna...?