Who is into, or at least knows something about RC cars?

[Beej '86 325es]

I'm in the same boat with you. I recently bought an RS4 3 SS with a ton of aluminum parts used. It's got a .15 engine in it, but I just broke the pull start on it...trying to get ahold of HPI to order a new one. I was into the electric ones pretty big in high school, but this is my first nitro, so it's kind of like starting all over again.

[rs4pro3]

Did the string jsut break? If so you can pull apart the unit and just re-tie the knot on the string.

[Beej '86 325es]

na, the spring somehow snapped. I tried to rebend it but it kept snapping. HPI lists it as $18, so I'm just going to get it from them.

[rs4pro3]

There easy to fix, or you could convert it to a bump stop starter. I loved the way my BMT 1/8th scale would start you just press it down on the box and bingo the engine is started no pulling involved.
Dang you Rob you're making me want to take My Junkyard funds and buy another rc-car :evil:

[M-technik-3]

See this is why I run electric cars. Indoors on carpets rules. not only that it takes five minutes to swap an engine and let my son use it.

[rs4pro3]

True I just love the smell of Burning nitro :twisted:
My next car will probally be an Electric though, I've had bad problems with them in the past. Like Melting a ECU, I stuck a 12 T double motor in a Traxxas stampede and drove it for 10 mins straight in tall grass. The ecu started smoking and died. Latter I cracked it open and it had split some of the compents in half and oozed white gell all over the board I was in Texas for a week with my dad with nothing to do So I got the truck at a hobby shop assembled it and terrorized the workers at the building he was at untill it died.

[M-technik-3]

That's the bad thing with electrics is the run time. But I have 20 or so batteries, and I got my New M3 kit. It will be here on Thursday direct from Japan. So look out new CF chassis and new body. Son can tear my old one up any tme he wants now.

[rs4pro3]

How did the price compare to tower's $150 Pre order price?

[M-technik-3]

How did the price compare to tower's $150 Pre order price?

Considerablly less. lets just say it was less than half that. All for a body.

[rs4pro3]

details? Quit making me want to spend my money :evil: I just found my self a minute ago brousing threw Rc cars online to see what kit I would like. I'm thinking either the ne2 m3 or a Tamiya F201 4wd F-1 car would rock :bow:

[M-technik-3]

Rob was in Japan and is still there he bought three so I got one he got one and he Sold one at nearly cost.

Ask the gent who's stationed in Okinawa if he has access to these. He should, but he's new here. Anyone no him from another board? Because when I was stationed in Japan (Honshu) There was not that many BMW's running around there and they were both right and left hand drive.

[rs4pro3]

You mean CourtM3? He is stationed in Japan.

[M-technik-3]

You mean CourtM3? He is stationed in Japan.

No the JDM dude, CourtM3 is in Sardina it's a small island of the coast of Italy.

[rs4pro3]

ok cool I thought he was in Japan some too as I was going to sell him some parts and he got a shipping quote to Japan.

[rscheiring]

Rob was in Japan and is still there he bought three so I got one he got one and he Sold one at nearly cost.

Ask the gent who's stationed in Okinawa if he has access to these. He should, but he's new here. Anyone no him from another board? Because when I was stationed in Japan (Honshu) There was not that many BMW's running around there and they were both right and left hand drive.

Here is the place I went to.

http://www.super-rc.co.jp

Its in Japanese, but if he can find someone to read it for him it will be all he needs. They had 3 locations in Japan (of course, I went to the Tokyo one).

Here is a list of all dealers of Tamiya in Japan (again in Japanese):

http://www.tamiya.com/japan/shop/131.htm

The table columns with "RC" in them indicate which dealers carry RC stuff.