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nitro cars

Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:05 am
by zxaaahhhhh
remember a while ago everybody talking about other hobbys,i thinking about ordering a schumacher havoc nitro truck has anybody got 1 or have any other cars 2 recommend ?
thanks all :smt002

Re: nitro cars

Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:07 am
by masterofinsanity
my nephews got one mate, takes some bashing, well built and pretty quick, he's had it jumping 4-5ft in the air and it carries on. where you getting it from?

Re: nitro cars

Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:12 am
by zxaaahhhhh
will be new from a shop in south wales £269 everything included

Re: nitro cars

Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:21 am
by masterofinsanity
modelsport do em for £249 http://www.modelsport.co.uk/?CallFuncti ... emID=23663

i've got a tamiya ford focus & a HPI rush evo which has had uprated engine/wishbones/hubs/shafts etc. bloody quick it is.

and i bought my lad a lunchbox for his birthday, these are bloody quick for leccy vans, here it is after a trip down the bmx track.

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Re: nitro cars

Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:27 am
by zxaaahhhhh
thanksmate but shop owner local and said any problems or breakages with car he order parts and fix without chargeing me any labour costs so seems preety good deal as i dont doubt that i will bin it on first outing lol

Re: nitro cars

Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:29 am
by masterofinsanity
yeah wise to go local then any probs you have the backup, make sure you run it in properly first, is it your first one?

was thinking of selling my evo as a similar one sold on ebay last week for £112 :shock:

Re: nitro cars

Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:34 am
by zxaaahhhhh
yea first 1 any advice on running it in?

Re: nitro cars

Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:38 am
by masterofinsanity
you should get a manual with it mate depends on the car but just dont give it full pelt for a while, here's a couple of my evo.


this is a good forum to use... http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/forumid_225/tt.htm

Re: nitro cars

Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:40 am
by masterofinsanity
actually seeing that pic makes me wanna get it out again, not run it for months..... oh and always use after run oil!!

Re: nitro cars

Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:50 am
by zxaaahhhhh
thanks for info mate cant wait 2 get it, new bike on hold as my 3 year old daughter been diagnosed with leukaemia so this is something we can enjoy together,thanks again

Re: nitro cars

Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 10:48 am
by zxr_oli
I have a HPI MT2 18ss, quite a fun little thing, but havn't used it in years.
HPI aftercare seems pretty good, final drive gears mashed themself, so they sent out new ones no questions asked, didn't even want to see the old ones.

Re: nitro cars

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 2:58 pm
by masterofinsanity
did you get the havoc in the end? thinking of sticking my evo on ebay as one similar went for £112 couple of weeks ago and mines got the upgraded engine.

Re: nitro cars

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 3:29 pm
by zxaaahhhhh
yea got it,flys for a truck mental wheelies off the power got to get a wheelie bar to stop it flipping,great fun

Re: nitro cars

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 3:32 pm
by masterofinsanity
did it not come with one? i'm sure my nephews was fitted as std.

Re: nitro cars

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 4:37 pm
by zxaaahhhhh
no me and my m8 bought 1 each no wheelie bars with em