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Conference vmszoo::rc

Title:	Welcome To The Radio Control Conference
Notice:	dir's in 11, who's who in 4, sales in 6, auctions 19
Moderator:	VMSSG::FRIEDRICHS

Created:	Tue Jan 13 1987
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1706
Total number of notes:	27193

493.0. "RC10 vs. ULTIMA" by BPOV09::LAMPROS (Bill Lampros) Sun Mar 20 1988 18:05

    Hi,
          I am new to the r/c notes file and don't know much about the
    r/c car that my son is thinking of buying. I have gone through the
    note files and have seen some disscussions but have the following
    questions: My son is thinking of buying either the RC10 or the 
    Ultima.
    
    1. What are the basic differences?
    2. He has priced the rc10 for $130 and the Ultima for $135. Are
    these good prices. Can he do better and where?
    
    
                                                    Thanks,
                                                            Bill Lampros

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
493.1	Don't forget the Fox and Falcon!	NORDIC::COLBURN		`Mon Mar 21 1988 05:34`	19
	Hi Bill, Your son should also consider the Tamiya Fox.It goes for about $125-145 depending on where you see it.It is an excellent kit and is a competitive racer right out of the box.I raced last year in the stock class of the local club with a Fox,and in races against all types of other kits(RC10s,Kyoshos),the Fox was always in the fight. Another car your son should look at is the Tamiya Falcon.This car is only around $95,and they too are competitive in stock races. The prices for both the RC10 and Ultima are misleading because much is needed to make these kits complete for racing. Hope this helps,if you have anymore questions send me mail. Kevin
493.2	spare parts availability	3D::COMINS		`Mon Mar 21 1988 09:11`	10
	Consider the availability of spare parts in your purchase decision. If you have a couple of hobby shops near you check them out and ask them about thier inventory of spare parts for the cars you interested in. When things break (and they will break) it is no fun to wait for parts on order especially with the good weather coming up. Todd
493.3	Popularity --> Plentiful Parts	CTHULU::YERAZUNIS	Hiding from the Turing Police	`Mon Mar 21 1988 13:12`	8
	Popularity of a car is worth watching, simply because: The popular cars have the most complete lines of aftermarket replacement and hop-up parts. Simple marketing; nobody produces aftermarket racing parts for a car that only sold two hundred units.
493.4	Go for it...	DESENG::ORLANDO		`Mon Mar 28 1988 12:41`	10
	Always keep one thing in mind, in respect to performance and reliability only the RC10 and ULTIMA have been WORLD CHAMPIONS. These kits although being priced a little higher than most other cars will offer the utmost level of performance and endurance of any radio control car. They are the de-facto standard of excellence for any serious amateur or professional racer. Either one would make a wise choice.
493.5	Not unless Showroom Stock :-)	CTHULU::YERAZUNIS	Hiding from the Turing Police	`Mon Mar 28 1988 16:47`	4
	The cars that win world championships often have precious few parts from the "original" kit. Most of the winning cars are mostly aftermarket/custom parts, not originals.
493.6	Pricing.	HLRG02::SYSTEM	Opel Manta	`Mon May 24 1993 05:14`	15
	Hello, My brother has a RC10T and this is real fun and fast. We have a local track so my brother uses this car for competition. But he wants to have also a RC10, now I want to know the price of the RC10 in the UK. I live in Holland, but I will go for holliday to south-England. And if the RC10 is much cheaper in the UK as in Holland I will buy a RC10 in the UK. Thanks for any information, /-/ Henk.