Which one???

[riceman77]

I was wondering which car I should get. It is going to be mainly at the smooth, large parking lot at the school behind my house. Here are my favorites:



---- OFNA DM-One RTR (1:7 scale)

---- Kyosho Inferno GT (1:10 scale)



My budget is no greater than $550. The Inferno GT would be the Ferrari body, of course. I want the fastest RTR car possible. What are the pros and cons of both cars? Thanks in advance,


-Austin Rice

[Been 2780]

why dont u look into the traxxas nitro 4 tec 3.3? thats really fast, it goes up to 70mph i think...and im pretty shure its less than 550

[Been 2780]

ok i looked on ebay and u can pick up a 4 tec for 350$ shipped

[riceman77]

yah but...I like the layout of the inferno and dm-one. and plus, the 4tec is too fast for the area that i am going to bash. i have already thought about that one though. thanks for the suggestion though. i appriciate it.

[OldSchoolRC]

I'd go with the DM-1....Very cool car.

[fathead431]

does it have to be electric? u cud get a 4 - tec and velineon and get 3s. easy 75 mph there.
if not get rustler vxl and 3s.
my e-revo does 60 on 12 cels so 3s in a 4 tec wud b insane.
if not get the dm one purely for size and fun factor

[riceman77]

Yah...I am thinking about buying the DM-One. I have always wanted it, but now they have the RTR version. The only problem is this: where can I buy it unused and still in the unopened box for $470? In the March 2008 RCD, they had a small picture of the OFNA DM-One RTR and it said that it was $470, but it dod not say where to go to get it for that price. Where is the cheapest place to go?

[Been 2780]

did u try towerhobbies.com yet?

[riceman77]

actually...no i have not tried it. i will right now though. thanks for the suggestion.

[Been 2780]

no problem

[riceman77]

now...where would I find bodies for this car? they can either be painted or not.

[Been 2780]

well u can take a look at proline.com they have some pretty good bodies...

[riceman77]

i cannot connect to proline.com is there any other site that you know of?

[Been 2780]

i guess u can look again at towerhobbies.com, they should have proline bodies on there

[Philderbeast]

prolineracing.com
there is the link you need. As for the 4-tec, my uncle bought one NIB @ the local track for 325 I think. He has trouble taking off cause it likes to wheel spin alot causing doughnuts. Also, he has had alot of trouble keeping tires on it. 1 curb check at speed and he spends 40-50 bucks fixing busted parts. I have the AE TC-4 RTR and I love it. A little extra gearing and she is very fast, the esc is not effected so far by over gearing, but then again, I dropped in a 19 turn trinity motor, and with the stock gears the acceleration was better along with the top speed. With my new job, I am staying at hotels alot, and this hotel in Shamrock Texas I stay at has a decent parking lot that is a little slick, makes for great drifting. I am taking my video camera with me next time. I am turning speeds of around 35 mph or so right now, but with a large enough area, and a little more gear, I may be abole to hit 40. By the way, I am using 4500 mah ni-mh 6 cell stick packs. A 7 cell would make this car a whole new critter. It will accept a 7 cell side by side. Tires wear decent, I have not broken ANYTHING AT ALL, and there are alot of tuning options, along with aftermarket and hop up parts. I was never a sedan guy until I got this car, and I drive it more than any other car in my fleet. Including my racing revo. You should check into this car before making any decicions, I have never once been dissapointed, and it is the only car that I have ever owned that has not broken. I have only purchased 1 new set of tires and rims for 20 bucks, and a forced air induction kit for 30 buck or less. I have some pics in this forum under Show us what you drive...Updating my little babies. Check it out.

[riceman77]

I meant bodies for the DM-One. Those at prolineracing.com are for offroad vehicles, and they will not fit nor look good on the DM-One. Can you think of any other place?

[Been 2780]

ummm actually proline does have car bodies...like onroad cars...ummm go to proline and on the left hand side it has a colum, and in that colum there is a thing called protoform, click on that, and some onroad car bodies should come up, and there should be a thing on the left that has other catagories for onroad bodies. you could also go to hpi's site, they make on road bodies to. hope this helps

[riceman77]

Cool, thanks. I will go check it out right now.

[riceman77]

And the body needs to be more than 610mm long, because that is how long the chassis is.