suggestion/advice on rc drift car

[FindingNimo]

hey guys! i'm a soooper noob at rc cars and stuff. but i want to get into it. i've been watching some sick drift videos. but idk what i'm getting. so there's this guy that's selling me his for 150 lowered to 125. he said he put around 450 bucks into it. and that i cant find a deal like that (of course that's what a seller is gonna say). and i'm still not sure about it because i have no idea what i'm getting. so if anyone can help me out.

also he said that it needs a new battery because its shot and it only lasts about 10 mins. also a charger.

here's what he's selling me

Hpi e10 1:10th scale rc drift car with pvc tires!!
comes with a 17t modified motor!!
2 hop ups**
Aluminum purple center shaft
-atomic mods pro steering kit.
Lock rear diff for better drifting!
Comes with battery tht only work for like 2 mins
Nd a charger *extra esc nd 2sets of 4 pvc tires..

[FindingNimo]

i dont mean to bump so fast but i really need a word from u rc guys out there by today. 6 views 0 replies

[FindingNimo]

still no response? i'll give it another day. but the longer this takes the less chance the availability will be if the deal is really good. someone chime in already please? lol

[Bracknaphobia]

In no way am I trying to be an asshole, but chances are that if nobody has responded yet, then maybe this is one thing on SW that nobody is really into...I'd offer input if I had any, but I know nothing about RC cars. Sorry to be a downer.

[FindingNimo]

yeah man i understand. but reason why i posted this here is because i know that there are quite a few ppl on here that are into this stuff. i posted it on wfc, and s:n too because i know ppl on these sites are into it too. that's what got me into them was thru lurking around these sites. lol. and no one that i know personally are into them so i cant post on fb/twitter. and google doesnt help me either. lol. so that's why i go back to this site.

[LaMaR-]

The E-10 is a perfect drifter for people getting into it, just do some research online about it. I would say do it, they are around 200 new but you dont know anything about the "modified motor" and I dont either.

[Bracknaphobia]

^ I stand corrected

[FindingNimo]

yeah i feel. but i decided to just take the risk and make the purchase today. i've looked up hpi and stuff online and i hear good stuff about it. which is what this car is. also what ppl from fatlace use. haha. and if anything, i can learn about the stuff. like i dont even know what "hop-ups" mean. lol. it just looks like a cool little hobby. ima put away the camera and fixing up my car and try to do something different.

check out my post on my blog. some awesome pics of some rc cars.

http://janimo.tumblr.com/post/771434291/rcdrift

[Cadi]

sorry for being too late but i would of recommended against buying used RC stuff! ware and tear is horrible and the kit in the pieces look horrible.. i would have recommended getting a yokomo drift kit! when it comes to RC's it is definitely quality over quantity! you will literally end up buying an entire new RC when you are done with the E10!

think of the e-10 as a ka24 that comes stock in the 240sx.. there are only so many parts (hop-ups) you can buy before you just need to swap in a sr20!
well think of an HPI sprint 2 or a yokomo drift kit as the sr20! great engine stock + the potential to upgrade! hope that helps!

since you got the e-10 already then i suggest not buying anymore hop-ups for it =/ just goodluck and have fun!

BTW the hellaflush s15 and s13s are mine! thanks for blogging them!

http://www.groovydrift.com/index.html

http://www.drccentral.com/eu/

http://www.myrcdrift.com/

http://www.sflrcdrift.com./

[FindingNimo]

wow thank you! finally someone! haha. so you wouldn't recommend me to get this one? like what would you advise a beginner/sooooper n00b to do? get this for 125 to start out with, or no? i dont have the much money to spend btw. lol.

oh and btw your cars are sooooper siick!