So i got into r/c cars when i was like 15/16 and i had one built. I think it was this exact model right here. http://www.hpiracing.com/kits/rtrnitro3/rtr3-m.htm

It wasnt a rtr tho, cuz i had built that **** myself. I remember i took me 2 days. I only got to play it like 3 times tho because i think it built it wrong because when i stepped on the gas the motor would run, but the car wouldnt move. I gave up on it after that. Then i ran into a group of guys showing off their r/c cars at the great mall last week and got me interested again. I asked my dad if i still had the car and he said yes, so im pretty excited to get back into it now. But im afraid its still broken, and its been sittin in the garage for a good 4/5 years. Im wondering if anyone is interested in helping me fixing it and cleaning it.

 

those things are fun...seen them all the time at mission college parking lot but never built one

 

yea..when i saw em at great mall..they had on these plastic tires that made them so easy to drift. They had this mini course on the carpet and were drifting them left and right. Pretty cool to watch. Expensive hobby tho..if i get mine working again, i wanna get a g35 cover for it haha

 

i was in the hobby a few years back. it was really fun but involves alot of $$$. gave it up 6 months later cuz you're repairing it more than playing it lol.

 

Yeah...it really is an expensive hobby. The money you put into this could easily be going towards a REAL car haha. but i just wanna fix it up and mess around with it when i have free time. Hopefully it wont cost much to get it fixed.

 

I have a few HPI cars myself. My first one was the same as yours (HPI RS43). One of them is still brand new in the box. lol. I haven't messed with them in a few years. Just take it to a local hobby shop for a tune up. Shouldn't cost that much.

 

i use to have a RS4 Nitro supped up with the nova rossie engine, 2spd tranny (wasnt common back then), over 1k worth of upgrades was expensive hobby... also had a rs4 RTR (to let others play with lol), and a Truck, but sold them all and used the money twords my car... i do want a plane though they are cool. as mentioned expensive hobby engines alone will run u like 150-200+ for a good one

 

I'm still lovin R/C. But I dropped down to a smaller scale. XMods Evolution from radio shack.

everything has been modded. from motor, to all alumium frame, and of course a G35 body. and Great drift wheels. A few hundred dollars into a r/c car that was purchased for a mere $50.00. but hey, modding is our way of life right ladies & gents?

 

Why not dry to build a real car now?

 

Why cant we do both?

 

lol they still sell those i got a r32 skyline body one like 4 yrs ago. had upgraded motor and h.i.d's! aha I still have it where did you get the g35 body?

 

Lol, back in SoCal, I have 2 HPI RS4 Sport 2's... one is mine, and one is my brother's, which is currently still unfinished.

 

<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/K4OwjUqKCAM&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/K4OwjUqKCAM&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>