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glassdoctor · 09.05.2006, 11:32 PM

The Eight is very cool, but yes the chassis is very narrow. It's a full two inches narrower than most buggies (counting the side skirts). It's also about $600

I want to check out the Eight in person and see how BL stuff might fit.

Seriously, you need to just skip HT and check out HH. They stock real cars, they know 100x more than HT, and they can get anything you want in a matter of days. And you don't pay shipping.

There are guys there (or they know the guys) who have owned every brand of buggy out there. Brandon and Mike (car dept guys) have owned Sportwerks, Jammin, Hyper 8, Kyosho, and Mugen, and have the Losi8 on order. That's the cars I know of... that just those guys have had.

Ask the HT lady what the difference is between the Mayhem and the Kyosho SP2 and you will just get a dumb stare. :)

Hobbyhaven has also sent back stuff for me to get fixed, like my ICE charger I smoked a couple weeks ago.

Rant over. :)

The Hyper 8 and Jammin RTRs are pretty good deals too. All of the "pro" kits are expensive. Buying a RTR and selling off the nitro crap is not a bad way to go unless you want to race and want the best hopups.

Back when I was loking, I really wanted the new at the time XRay buggy or the 777 SP1 but they were both $700. I got the "standard" Kyosho 777 kit for $320. It's not that cheap now.

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glassdoctor TEAM FUSION Offline Posts: 2,041 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Iowa... Hawkeye country	09.05.2006, 11:32 PM The Eight is very cool, but yes the chassis is very narrow. It's a full two inches narrower than most buggies (counting the side skirts). It's also about $600 I want to check out the Eight in person and see how BL stuff might fit. Seriously, you need to just skip HT and check out HH. They stock real cars, they know 100x more than HT, and they can get anything you want in a matter of days. And you don't pay shipping. There are guys there (or they know the guys) who have owned every brand of buggy out there. Brandon and Mike (car dept guys) have owned Sportwerks, Jammin, Hyper 8, Kyosho, and Mugen, and have the Losi8 on order. That's the cars I know of... that just those guys have had. Ask the HT lady what the difference is between the Mayhem and the Kyosho SP2 and you will just get a dumb stare. :) Hobbyhaven has also sent back stuff for me to get fixed, like my ICE charger I smoked a couple weeks ago. Rant over. :) The Hyper 8 and Jammin RTRs are pretty good deals too. All of the "pro" kits are expensive. Buying a RTR and selling off the nitro crap is not a bad way to go unless you want to race and want the best hopups. Back when I was loking, I really wanted the new at the time XRay buggy or the 777 SP1 but they were both $700. I got the "standard" Kyosho 777 kit for $320. It's not that cheap now.