NEW Savage 25 Limited edition

[rebrag]

I have several shops within 35 miles of me and
I try to buy a few items from each,when I need
things. I bought my son a savage 25 rtr in November
of 2004 for his tenth birthday. In the past 13 months
I've bought many hop ups and spare parts from
two shops. He started to race at a local track this
summer and was getting good but track is closed for
the season now. Anyway to the point , by going to
a local hobby shop, the owners got to know me and
I got good deals on parts. The icing on the cake came
today. I've been wanting my own truck so today I
bought a savage 25 limited edition brand new for
$425 out the door. I am very happy. But I'll need
new stuff for my truck. Find a hobby shop you like
and get to know them, it may payoff.

[josh222]

my local shop is great, i get 15% off which saves me the 15% tax :D

[4DMNYC]

I agree 100%. You can't beat a lhs when it comes to getting parts quicly and getting discounts for being a regular customer. Plus the fact that you can go to a shop and talk about rc stuff with the people that work there is priceless. I feel sorry for the hobbiests that don't have a good shop to go to. They're stuck buying everything on-line.

[metalry101]

$425? DAMN! You must be a helluva customer, and/or they must be a helluva shop. Either they bought a ton of the things and got an insane deal on them, or that guy sold it to you for less than he paid for it. LE's are expensive because the shops pay a ton for them. It's obscene how little we (I work in a hobby shop) make on those things. Margin on the LE's is as bad as it gets if we want to sell it at a competitive price.

Anyways...enough about the ridiculous price the guy gave you. Good job supporting the local shop! Contrary to what many people on these 'boards think, local hobby shops (the good ones at least) are a HUGE part of the hobby.

[kawasakirider]

the hobby shops that i mainly visit are about 30 minutes away and they are CRAP the guys don't want to help , and because im a newb i don't know much they always sell me the wrong stuff i havn't been in there once without them giving me the wrong part i always have to go back they are terrible but it is my only option :mad: :(

[Raster]

What's different about the Savage 25 Limited Edition?

Does it have anything the 4.6 SS doesn't have, other than the 3-speed?

[Racing t]

I think tue pipe is diferent also the body and the rims. other than that I dont now

[Le2005]

the hobby shops that i mainly visit are about 30 minutes away and they are CRAP the guys don't want to help , and because im a newb i don't know much they always sell me the wrong stuff i havn't been in there once without them giving me the wrong part i always have to go back they are terrible but it is my only option :mad: :(
I hate it when people do that this one time I had to buy new plugs and wheel nuts they sold me ones for the savage and they work in all but the nuts lock and I cant get them off , and the wire doesnt fit all the way on plug .
And racing I think they have a different engine than the regular 25 .

[rebrag]

When I bought my son a savage in 2004 it was a standard 25 rtr.
I paid $430 dollars just for the truck. I then had to buy all the stuff you need to get started in this hobby. Then I became fascinated with the savage and started buying hop ups and up grades. I ported and polished the motor , bought a THS pipe, a motorsaver air filter, a very high torque servo for the steering, 3 speed, reverse , spider gear upgrade , dual disk brakes, center skid plate, fuel filter, and so on. With my sons savage , the only time I drive it was for tuning or testing new upgrades. I have over $1300 dollars invested in his truck including the cost of the truck. I spent that money at two shops. With my own savage I'll be buying some of the same upgrades and hop ups. I'll probably do all my parts buying from the shop that gave me the deal. Also I did ask the owner at least 5 times,Are you sure the is the right price?
Also when I'm in that hobby shop I have helped other customers
with problems and help them pick out parts and accessarys.
I am not employed there, I just hang out from time to time when I go in for parts. I'll drive the 23 or so miles just for air filter oil so I can check out whats new and say hello to the owner or whom ever is working. This hobby is sucking the money from my pocket faster that Ted Kennedy sucks down booze and spews out lies. Here is a picture after installing the 3 speed and reverse and a good cleaning.

[metalry101]

This hobby is sucking the money from my pocket faster that Ted Kennedy sucks down booze and spews out lies.
Damn that's quality stuff.

[badboy2]

my hs doesnt care if u buy there regularly they dont care...discount????in your dreams!!
they suck.. :eek:

[kawasakirider]

All the hobby shops i have dealt with suck the guy that is at my closest hobby shop was fired from the other one i sometimes visit for poor customer service. When i got my buggy one of the guys told me the wrong way to start it and i broke the pull start, i went back and got another one and they put a .21 pullstart on there instead of a .21 . anyway i took it back coz i still couldn't start it anyway the younger guy that got fired helped me start it anyway i got home and the 12 pull start that the fat guy put on it only worked for a few tanks so i rang up and spoe to the young guy and said " can i bring my car back in and you fix it "? and he said " no u ned to fix it i couldn't be bothered to fix it " and my mum rang back and the young guy blamed it on the fat old guy any way they are both a holes and there has ben about id say 7 or 8 more times this stuff has happened .

[zakerid]

This hobby is sucking the money from my pocket faster that Ted Kennedy sucks down booze and spews out lies.
lmao... for real.

[Abednego]

does anyone here shop at Eliminator RC in Winnipeg, Manitoba?

[RCfrodoRC]

My lhs is pretty cool, the first time i went in and bought stuff he gave me a discount and he doesn't charge tax. The guys who work there seem pretty cool and they help me when i need something.

[ososlow]

Wow, you got a good deal. My LHS had a bunch of them before Christmas for $900cdn. My LHS has some good deals, but mostly they charge and arm and a leg for stuff. :(
I used to get family discount at my old LHS (15%). They helped me out alot. :o

I was going to stop by Eliminator RC when I was in Steinbach, but never got around to it.

[Le2005]

I have a little local shop here but , every thing is way over priced , revo 600$ , CEN genisis limited ed . 800$ ( dont know if that is a good deal ), I say to myself *** why is every thing so high , so I just go to the one i eugene or portland , then in eugene the prices are beter like revo 500$ and the LE savage is like 550$ , but I would rather go all the way to paortland ( about 145 miles ) to get a 20% discount on stuff , and that equals to like revo 402$ and a savage ( doesnt matter which one to them ) is about 450$ so , it is much better in northern oregon .

[R6racer2]

My LHS has the Savage LE on sale for $459, until jan 31

[Le2005]

If I were you and wanted a new savage ( which I do ) I would buy that .

[rebrag]

Well savage is still in box, Been cold here in the
northeast. Went to hobby shop yesterday and
bought a fuel filter, on/off switch with charging jack
and diff oil. Going back today to get jrz9000t servo
for steering, a hump pack and reverse module.
money money money spend spend spend.
I'm drowning like I was in a car with Ted Kenndy.
You know, savage talks to me at night while I'm
sleeping, Buy me this and buy me that ooohhh god
make it STOP AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Brian23]

the lhs i go to (cruizin with rc's) has always heped me out when i first came there with my cen :0. even though they dont really do stuff with cens they were able to put it back together and then i sold it. They also helped me with my mini t. Because they helped me so much i bought my mgt 4.6 from them. For 400 dolars i thought it was a good deal. And it felt so much better to buy it at the lhs and walk out with it

[R6racer2]

My LHS has the MGT 4.6 for $369

[Le2005]

Well savage is still in box, Been cold here in the
northeast. Went to hobby shop yesterday and
bought a fuel filter, on/off switch with charging jack
and diff oil. Going back today to get jrz9000t servo
for steering, a hump pack and reverse module.
money money money spend spend spend.
I'm drowning like I was in a car with Ted Kenndy.
You know, savage talks to me at night while I'm
sleeping, Buy me this and buy me that ooohhh god
make it STOP AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well why dont you put the parts on it , then wrap the cooling head in foil ( to keep it at correct temp ) break it in , tune it , then stop or drive it do what ever I drove mine today after the rain , now I have lots of clean to do .

[rebrag]

Installed new steering servo, hump pack, and on/off
switch with charging jack. Also swapped the old steering
servo into the brake/throttle spot and I also put the old
brake/throttle servo in radio box for reverse. Next project
will be installing reverse module. After that I'll probably
remove front and rear diffs and flush out the grease
and fill with silicon oil. And after that I'll bla bla bla
and on and on ect. ect.

[Le2005]

Installed new steering servo, hump pack, and on/off
switch with charging jack. Also swapped the old steering
servo into the brake/throttle spot and I also put the old
brake/throttle servo in radio box for reverse. Next project
will be installing reverse module. After that I'll probably
remove front and rear diffs and flush out the grease
and fill with silicon oil. And after that I'll bla bla bla
and on and on ect. ect.
Have fun with the reverse servo one of my freind ( who happens to work at the local hobby shop ) cut his fingers real bad when he did that , but thats because it was some one else truck he wasnt use to .

[rebrag]

Back on January 22 It was 63 degrees here in New Jersey
so I finally broke in my L.E. I did have to put a sock on cooling
head to get temp up though. I did the heat cycle method from RBmods.
It took me 3 1/2 hours to do it from start to finish. I did the factory
break in last year for my sons savage and I can see a differance in
my LE and his 25 rtr after break in. Mine is already pulling wheelies
and shifting good also. I'm glad I tried the heat cycle method
for motor break in. A few more tanks and I'll take it apart
for port and polish of the motor.

[kawasakirider]

The LE has just arrived in Australia and the revo cannot be purchased i have been told that it only does 46 kmh with a quick break in and it will get a bit faster but not much is it really this slow? If it isn't i will most likely buy one. My lhs will be getting them in next week. Trent

[kawasakirider]

Also does the LE have the hard to access radio box coz if it does i will be annoyed coz i use alkalines and even if i did get a stick pack i would need to play around with it all the time. And i don't know how to modify the stick pack so u can cut a hole in the rx box and it still works.

[rebrag]

Here is a picture of LE broke in and waiting for me to install new
parts in fotos. JR steering servo is in and fuel filter is installed also.
I need to buy front sway bar and that should do it for now.
Just haven't had time to install all the new parts. I'll also
replace diff grease with diff oil when I install the reverse module.
I also need to tare down and rebuild my sons savage for race season
which is coming up fast. That JR servo part#Z9000t really works
great.

[kawasakirider]

With the rtr savage LE is the steering servo sufficient? I rang my lhs they said it will be around $850 so i will order one soon, apperently it goes about 80 kmh with the nitro 25 star engine thing which is a bit faster than my buggy! I can't wait.

[ofnaravager9]

With the rtr savage LE is the steering servo sufficient? I rang my lhs they said it will be around $850 so i will order one soon, apperently it goes about 80 kmh with the nitro 25 star engine thing which is a bit faster than my buggy! I can't wait.

thats fast for a savage!!!

i want 1!!!

-luke

[kawasakirider]

Damn i know it is fast for a savage they are massive but they take a while to wind out with the 3 speed. The guy at my lhs when i fisrt bought my buggy told me it will do about 75 and i broke it in and that is pretty much axactly what it is so i beleive this will go as fast as he said. They are cheaper than revos to :) he didn't know about the rtr with radio gear and everything so i will take a magazine of mine in to show him hopefully tomorrow and have it in a couple of weeks. :D

[Le2005]

How much did you spend on that . It looks a little 0ver 200 $ .

[ofnaravager9]

... they said it will be around $850...


ahem...

[rebrag]

The servo was $100
The center skid was $20
The adjustable upper arms were $16
The fuel tank mod was $23
The reverse module was $35
The THS pipe was $70
The fuel filter was $12

And as we all know it doesn't stop here.
Not in the picture is a front sway bar I picked up
yesterday and that was $30. I might as well have
my pay check direct deposited to my hobby shop.

[ofnaravager9]

i checked out t hat servo!!
looks nice man

-luke

[Chase023]

I think he meant the extra parts, not including the truck when he said a little over $200

[ofnaravager9]

I think he meant the extra parts, not including the truck when he said a little over $200

o whoops! ;)

my bad

sorry :p

-luke

[kawasakirider]

ahem...


??? What do you mean do you think this is a high price? It isn't coz i am in australia we use aussie dollars. I am leaving in a second to order my LE im excited.

[ofnaravager9]

??? What do you mean do you think this is a high price? It isn't coz i am in australia we use aussie dollars. I am leaving in a second to order my LE im excited.

lol srry i was replyin to dis post

How much did you spend on that . It looks a little 0ver 200 $ .

with this

... they said it will be around $850...
ahem....

sorry again

-luke

[kawasakirider]

Ohh ok lol haha i c no worries when does your dad get his lst2?

[ofnaravager9]

prolly 2-3 weeks
cant wait

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-luke

[kawasakirider]

sweet how fast do you expect it to go with the mach 247? when the nitro star in the savage i get dies i am thinking about replacement ones it will not be for ages but its good to plan ahead i was thinking the mach or the o.s 30 vg

[ofnaravager9]

well every review ive seen sez around 45-55!!!!!

now i really cant wait lol
and insted of OS .30VG
try the picco .28!!!

~luke~

[kawasakirider]

oh ok kool thanks what is the difference in price?

[ofnaravager9]

actually the picco is prob the same as OS cuz it has more power

[kawasakirider]

sweet

[ofnaravager9]

yea.. would a picco .28 fit in a ravager?

[savage25le]

The LE has just arrived in Australia and the revo cannot be purchased i have been told that it only does 46 kmh with a quick break in and it will get a bit faster but not much is it really this slow? If it isn't i will most likely buy one. My lhs will be getting them in next week. Trent
46 no way it does like 72

[kawasakirider]

reallly 72 kmh thats as fast as my buggy now i really can't wait till it comes in i wish my hobby shop would do sumn other than wait and actually harrass the suppliers so i could get it this century

[kawasakirider]

Does anyone know of an internet review on the savage 25 LE? i'd relly like to see more about this truck.

[rebrag]

Well here it is june and I've ported and polished the
nitro star S-25 motor in the LE. I also enlarged the
carb I.D. to 8.2 mm. I also machined a spiral thread
on the inside of the crank shaft to see if it would
draw any more fuel in as engine is running, kind of
like a super charger. I lowered the savage about 3/8"
with spacers in shocks. I put 30,000 wt diff oil
in both front and rear diffs. Shocks now have 25 wt
silicone oil in the rear and 30 wt in the front. All the
parts I have in the pictures above are now on the savage.
I have the LE built up almost the same as my 11 year old
sons 25 RTR, which is far from stock. He races his on
weekends at a local track here in NJ. I must say with the ported
motor the darn thing is fast, My son thinks his will beat mine.
We'll have to see about that this weekend. Here is a picture
of my LE with my sons old 25 RTR body on it.
I like the red/orange color of the RTR body because its
easyer for my old eyes to see it. There are some spare parts
in the picture also.

[badboy2]

rebrag where in nj are u from?

[kawasakirider]

Well glad to say that i have been the proud owner of an LE savage that I bought new from my LHS for a couple of months now. Been having major diff problems even though It happens when i run it on flat grass oh well i just took the sav apart and rebuilt it and the diff i had in there was actually fine hoping it holds for tommorow.

[rebrag]

I'm in south Jersey.

[kawasakirider]

Well if you read hte first page i say how bad my LHS is well they have done it again. I dropped it off to them coz it needed a new rear diff (gears were gone) and i had to go out that weekend so i couldn't do it, Anyway i get it back and the gears go in a few minutes i take it back and get them to do it for free it happens again so i order my diff parts and for 2 plastic diff cups (they only come in sets) the gear set and some shims and diff oil it comes to 70 AUD so im pretty angry and i start to take my sav apart. I get to the diff and open it up and tip all the gears onto the table, NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM OR THE CUP!!!!!!!!!! it is the way the guy at my LHS assembled it that it wasn't working so i put it back together (still running with stock grease so theres not allot in there) and i took it into my garage for a test run today (it was raining outside) and what do u know it runs like a charm (i still idled it and babied it for a few minutes to work the gears in again just to make sure) then i give it to it and on extremely slipperry dusty cement my fronts were still getting a bit off the ground and i was drifting. NEVER again will i let them work on my cars.