hey guys im a new guy on the site and iv always loved nitro cars,im just wondering though as im looking to buy my first truck at no more than £250 what wud be the best truck,i saw a hotbodies lightning g10 for £200 is it ne gud

Hi welcome to the forum :)

GT10 yeah looks alright mate
http://www.hbeurope.com/kit.php?partNo=66776&lang=en

or how about the stadium truck version (will jump better)
http://www.hbeurope.com/kit.php?partNo=66509&lang=en



lots of choice mate i'm thinking HPI MT2 (4wd)...
http://www.hpieurope.com/kit-info.php?lang=en&partNo=10411


or Firestorm (2wd)...
http://www.hpieurope.com/kit-info.php?partNo=10511&lang=en


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Hi mate and welcome to the site :thumbs_up:

Well its always quite difficult when choosing a New RC car/truck if its your first or not, there are so many good ones to choose from. B)

As matt said, the GT10 does look and is ok, well the looks are lush,lol :drool:

As im a traxxas freak, My choice would be a T-MAXX.

heres 3 types:
T-MAXX 3.3 = £285 (over you max price)

http://www.benracing.co.uk/acatalog/Traxxa...tol_RC_RTR.html

T-MAXX 2.5R = £240 (My choice :drool: for sure)

http://www.benracing.co.uk/acatalog/Traxxa...ol_R_C_RTR.html

T-MAXX 2.5 = £225 (i own one)

http://www.benracing.co.uk/acatalog/Nitro_...ol_R_C_RTR.html

Or you could get a HPI savage 3.5 = £250

http://www.modelsport.co.uk/?CallFunction=...on&ItemID=20859

Well im sure your have fun choosing mate, let us know what one you get in the end :cheers: :thumbs_up:

HAPPY RC-ING.. :rc_car:

Welcome to the forum dude, you'll get plenty of friendly good advice here!!! :thumbs_up:

welcome to the site mate just a shame about your colours.

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hi and welcome hope you enjoy it here :thumbs_up:

p.s. i think your avator mite upset a few :joker:

Welcome to the site mate. :)
United fan Good Lad :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up:

Welcome, and who is that Avatar from :D
i don't do sports without engines :joker:

Hay neep1987 I'm quite new too just thort I'd say hello and that I noticed that the HPI MT-2 is cheaper from model sport at £175.00 so make sure you shop around buddy :) I found eBay to be helpful

thanks guys for all ur advice i quite like the look of couple them stadium trucksor the t maxx 2.5,my big bro has the Savage 4.6 and must say its a nice machine but i not fond of owning 1 myself,il look around and let u knw which i purchase,and sorry bt the avatar guys but they my team

so which 1 would u guys reccommend

Hi neep mate :thumbs_up:

yeh the savage are cool but a pain to work on, as for a t-maxx, theres not anything thats bad about it :banana_jump: plus spare parts and upgrades are very cheap to get now aswell B)

As for you avater mate, if you like it, KEEP IT :D
tell these guys to kiss your :moon: :joker:

HAPPY RC-ING.. :rc_car:

sorry for ay confusion i ment the avator comment as a joke as purpletimbo said i dont do sport without engines :joker: :joker:

lol hopefully he knows that mate, :lol:

Welcome to the Forum matey :thumbs_up:

so iv looked around n im torn between the hotbodies gt1o or the hpi mt2,it def between these 2 for me,or i was thinkn bt waitn anthr cple weeks n goin for the 225 t maxx,it just for messn round with wnt be racin so as experts advise me on the best 1 please

if it was my choice i would go for the MT2 :thumbs_up:

Mate, i would wait and get the T-MAXX for sure :thumbs_up:
if you want a great truck that handles well, is easy to run and tune, and the spares are easy to get and are cheap, the T-MAXX is your best bet, i know for a fact you will love it :clap:

put it this way if mine died :(
I would have to 110% to and buy another :D

T-MAXX for sure :thumbs_up:

all the best, Marc.. :cheers:

thats the thing marc my mate has a traxxas t maxx n im not very fond of it,n from what i hear hpis are the best models,i def like the look the mt2 and it the cheapest of the 3 whch mean i get it quicker

Yep, if its just for fun and bashing, you'll get spares real easy and its probably the best all-rounder. :clap:

Agree with Marc on that!! :thumbs_up:

Im defanately not an expert but id personally go for the T-MAXX firstly like marc said the parts are easy to get hold of and cheap but secondly and this is my main reason for going this way is you can get some amazing shells for them i'm personally a fan of the proline grave digger style shell that's out there with some other tweeks and the right decals you can have a real monster truck replica :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up:

u def startn to sway me towards the t maxx,are pasrt for the hpi n hotbodies hard to get cuz if so il get the t maxx as il prob break few thngs on it,out of the other 2 whch wud u go for

youtube.com

loads of videos on there should help you make your mind up.


the mt2 will be quicker and will jump better sorry guys, but they have improved it big time and it has the later engine which is a killer

lol sorry mate, another great thing about the T-MAXX its got the EZ electric starter and shes got reverse :clap:

no hpi parts you can get quite easy aswell, same for the hotbodies, but the parts on average not as cheap and so easy to get. plus there are more upgrades fot the T-MAXX (if im wrong on that, :) i WILL be corrected)

its really up to you want one you choose mate, any one of those 3 your be pleased with. but as much as i like traxxas and my T-MAXX what i will say is, if your mate has got one and you didnt think it was all that, dont buy one and buy the other one you like :thumbs_up:

yea was lukn at the hpi but cnt get shells for it,sorry bt all da questions guys im a total noob,just 1 more if u wer gna gor for an on road car nitro powerd around same price whch wud ne best cuz iv saw 1s at £160 quid and wonderin if they any gud

i fancy an mt2 myself, i have owned a t-maxx 3.3 myself and a savage ltd edition

both were great trucks the savage was strong as hell, t-maxx had some weaknesses in particular... shocks, hingpins, bulkheads, other than that it was great but i just had the feeling i couldnt bash it as hard as the savage if you get me.


as regards the mt2 its pretty strong and weighing less than t-maxx it will be more agile and although may not handle as rough terrain given ground clearance i still think its the better option.

the t-maxx is great but in my opinion there is a lot to update and mod to make it rock solid like the hpi's are out of the box.

video here...

http://www.hpieurope.com/show_video.php?lang=en&videoID=85

and that was the old engine!!!!!!!

the new model is insanely quick

yes as marc mention plus point for t-maxx is definately the e-zstart system that is one pukka feature i loved starting the t-maxx and 4-tec made like so much easier

cheers guys def thnkn bt the mt2 il make my decision soon when i have enuf money gota save for it first,u guys been great help n thanks cuz i dnt wana go buy sumthn that fall apart in 2 days,there just sumthn bt the hotbody that draws me to it,can u get shellds for it apart fromthe stock 1

YES there are a couple of options for bodyshells see here... http://www.hpieurope.com/gallery.php?catId=truck10&lang=en

its your decision mate, i'm slightly biased as i've been tempted to get the mt2 myself :thumbs_up:

175quid...
http://modelsport.co.uk/?CallFunction=Show...on&ItemID=28282

really mate don't matter what truck car you get it will fall apart probably on its first outing but thats all part of teh fun is rebuliding it and breaking it again

:D :D

prob will be the mt2 that i get,just want 1 that will stand the punishment,and cheers matt u been a great help

vid of the new MT2, check out the insane jumps

http://www.hpieurope.com/show_video.php?lang=en&videoID=114


now i want one :drool: :drool: :cruising:

Or you will crash it in to the only building in the 3 acre field your in :lol:

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how long have you had that saved up for then matt!!

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hay neep kinda weird I've just become the owner of a secondhand old T-15 MT-2 I bet you'll really have fun with the new G3.0 one it looks really cool buddy have a good time with it and at £175.00 its a good price in my opinion :geek:

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