- 6,584
- Kent, UK
- GTP_Jondot
Ok, i like rc cars, who doesn't? And about 1 year ago, i walked into T.K Maxx, and saw quite a few rc cars for reasonable prices. Being very stupid, and wanting an all singing all dancing one with opening doors and lights that work ect, i went for this crappy BMW Z4 that had every feature i could think of. 2 days later, it nudged the pavement in our street, and lost the ability to move. So, we took it back, and remembering tha the steering was useless, i decided to replace it with a bigger and faster tamiya style car. It was made by one of those brand names that you could have swarn you've seen before, but you probably haven't - "tech.art". So, i took it home, charged it up, and was amazed at the speeds that it could reach considering how little a payed for it. I loved that mini to bits, but last week, when a seven year old relative decided to try it out, it mysteriously lost the ability to move forwards. Great . I've tried everything, opening it up to check everything is connected, changing the batteries, and still, all it can do is reverse and turn. And because reverse isn't the fastest way to travel, and it's very annoying, i think it's time to replace it. I did some research, and discovered it's made by some useless company called New Bright. I've looked on their website, and i can't find this mini anywhere. Nor can i find it through google. So, i give up, time to replace.
What i'm looking for
1:10 scale or higher
Electric powered
Decent speeds of 15mph or higher
Must resemble a car that is in production (no dune buggy or monster truck crap. Can be a rally or touring car though)
Must be under or around the price of £60.
I'd like something reasonable quality
I've looked around, and i can't find a tamiya () for less than £150, which is a shame, and the only stuff i have managed to find in local stores aren't up to the same standards as a tamiya style one. Like this Lotus Exige from argos. Same scale, same speed, but i think it's glued together solid plastic. All the same, atleast i'd be getting a 1 year guarantee with it, and a 30 day no quibble return policy if i hate it. Plus, it drifts, and it comes from a company that atleast has a half decent website, that shows cars that they don't even sell anymore.
Possibility rating 9/10
That's the only decent thing from argos, but here's a site i found, that seems to be selling cars pretty cheap. Hobbytron.com. I had a look around, and clicked on "Electric rc cars". Here's the range.
There's a couple i've picked out that i liked the most.
1:8 scale chevvy corvette
It looks the part, reaches 20mph, has working headlights (meh), and costs less than the exige! Why don't i just put it on order immediately? Because it comes from the usa, and i live in england. I'll probably need a plug adaptor beore i can use it, and i'm not sure if they ship to the uk. Even if they do, i have no idea about the company that makes them. There's no name, no website, no phone number, nothing. And if i did have a problem and sent it back, it would cost me rather a lot in postal fees.
There's a couple more that i like, including this ferrari 360 modena, but they all boil down to the same problem - will they ship to the uk?
I've also found these
in Halfords. The mini is £29, and the mitsubishi and subaru £39. That's what i payed for my mini 1 year ago. By the way, that's not my mini - mine has different wheels. Does anybody know what make they could be? They look a bit like some cheap tamiyas, but they would say surely if they were tamiya.
Anyway, it's between the exige from argos, and the mitsubishi and the subaru from halfords (i don't like the wheels on that mini).
I'd like some advice on them, and if anyone can suggest a good place or them, i'd love to hear it
Thanks
Jon
What i'm looking for
1:10 scale or higher
Electric powered
Decent speeds of 15mph or higher
Must resemble a car that is in production (no dune buggy or monster truck crap. Can be a rally or touring car though)
Must be under or around the price of £60.
I'd like something reasonable quality
I've looked around, and i can't find a tamiya () for less than £150, which is a shame, and the only stuff i have managed to find in local stores aren't up to the same standards as a tamiya style one. Like this Lotus Exige from argos. Same scale, same speed, but i think it's glued together solid plastic. All the same, atleast i'd be getting a 1 year guarantee with it, and a 30 day no quibble return policy if i hate it. Plus, it drifts, and it comes from a company that atleast has a half decent website, that shows cars that they don't even sell anymore.
Possibility rating 9/10
That's the only decent thing from argos, but here's a site i found, that seems to be selling cars pretty cheap. Hobbytron.com. I had a look around, and clicked on "Electric rc cars". Here's the range.
There's a couple i've picked out that i liked the most.
1:8 scale chevvy corvette
It looks the part, reaches 20mph, has working headlights (meh), and costs less than the exige! Why don't i just put it on order immediately? Because it comes from the usa, and i live in england. I'll probably need a plug adaptor beore i can use it, and i'm not sure if they ship to the uk. Even if they do, i have no idea about the company that makes them. There's no name, no website, no phone number, nothing. And if i did have a problem and sent it back, it would cost me rather a lot in postal fees.
There's a couple more that i like, including this ferrari 360 modena, but they all boil down to the same problem - will they ship to the uk?
I've also found these
in Halfords. The mini is £29, and the mitsubishi and subaru £39. That's what i payed for my mini 1 year ago. By the way, that's not my mini - mine has different wheels. Does anybody know what make they could be? They look a bit like some cheap tamiyas, but they would say surely if they were tamiya.
Anyway, it's between the exige from argos, and the mitsubishi and the subaru from halfords (i don't like the wheels on that mini).
I'd like some advice on them, and if anyone can suggest a good place or them, i'd love to hear it
Thanks
Jon