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Junior Drifter
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Post by gotcha on Jan 27, 2007 22:26:03 GMT 7
Hi guys,
Now contemplating to get a new ride, an choosing between the 2, as both are running on belts( just wanna feel difference with shafts ). Can anyone enlighten which is a better buy, in terms of performance and spare parts maintenance costs. Any infos will be very much appreciated.
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Post by dharvin on Jan 27, 2007 22:41:40 GMT 7
i would say Ta05 as it is a new car and parts will be easily available. Also its a newer design and its by TAMIYA!!!! no one can argue with tamiya.. i think Trixxdjmixxer is selling a hopped up TA05.
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Post by ah hai on Jan 27, 2007 23:02:06 GMT 7
tamiya parts are much more cheaper hpi parts..
heard tt theres a problem with sprint 2 belts also..
if u wanna go for hpi, try cyclone s instead..
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Post by Champagne Supernova™ on Jan 28, 2007 0:38:07 GMT 7
SOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!i would say Ta05 as it is a new car and parts will be easily available. Also its a newer design and its by TAMIYA!!!! no one can argue with tamiya.. i think Trixxdjmixxer is selling a hopped up TA05.
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Post by sidewaysdriver6 on Jan 28, 2007 8:50:50 GMT 7
i think both ta-05 and sprint 2 are good cars. but as ah hai mentioned i suggest you consider cyclone s instead of the sprint 2. the cyclone s rocks ;D!
the cyclone s shares the same design as the cyclone but with cheaper parts. so if/when you hop-up you can buy the same components as what's used in the cyclone. yupz the hop-ups are more expensive than the ones for ta-05, but they're really good quality and i think they're worth every cent.
so, if you're the type who likes to hop-up a lot, at the end of the day you'll end up with the cyclone (though it's more expensive to do it this way). but with the ta-05 if you intend to get a lot of hop-ups my personal feel is that the trf415 will be a better investment.
taising provides EXCELLENT parts support for the hpi and hotbodies cars. you can find practically ALL the parts you may need for the cyclone s there. to me this is an important consideration. one of the reasons why i didn't choose a yokomo chassis.
btw there's a new "drift version" of the cyclone s, only difference besides the bodyshell seems to be that they're using "street-style" rims and hpi drift tyres. not worth the price diff if you're gonna be switching them to e.g. speedmind rims with pvc tyres.
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Post by ah hai on Jan 28, 2007 12:24:56 GMT 7
ta-05 and cyclone s are both on simmilar standards i believe..
main difference is cost..
both cars start out at roughly the same price..
BUT..
hpi spare/hop up parts cost is almost double in price compared to tamiya ones..
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