Rovan Baja Is It Worth It?

Hey all just a quick video of the Baja.
Like I said not trying to diss anyone you do what you want with your toys. But just remember that they have a limit.
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[@robertogiornelli4797]

I've bought the same model on the same shop, and I confirm that this is a "best buy" car. Low price, good quality, good upgrades already built-in, good engine. My is still perfect after 5 months, no damages, no troubles, no bullshit. This is absolutely the best car to taste 1/5 RC and enjoy it.

[@Tugalife83]

Thanks for watching bud.🤘🤘🤘 yeh i agree its great for the money.

[@BOTAJELL]

Keep Brapppn brotha don’t worry about about the the negativity guys that wished they had a Baja like yours . I like all my Baja Buggies and even 5SC . I love all the Aluminum Green Anodized parts on yours

[@Tugalife83]

thanks bro. you rock 🤘🤘 i dont worry. i just wanted to explain ppl that they can not expect for it to last if you doing stupid things with it and not to break. or go out for a bash and come back home and just dump them and not do a quick service and expect for them to run ok next time they are out.

[@Ev0ltion]

Im not negative im objective. I've never told anyone they have shitty rc or something like that hobby is to enjoy it i just pointed out few flaws I've found on mine so everyone thinking about getting AS1 baja will know what might occour. I never ment to be rude or anything like that and if i made someone feel bad then im sorry ;[

[@Ev0ltion]

Alright i will be bitching if i catch someone running 1/5 without kill switch but thats all ;P

[@Soren_Caique_xD]

To strenghten the chassis do you have a steel front chassis brace !!! its placed under the chassis, this will really improve you overall strenght of the chassis.

[@Tugalife83]

no buddy. all stock. i actually had to go and check :)

[@Sloppyjoe96]

its just like everything else, you can go neutral slamming your car and expect the transmission to last, drive straight into a mailbox or something, even a traxxas or arrma will break

[@Tugalife83]

Yeh very true bud. Thanks for watching. 🤘🤘👊

[@islandrc-duke1972]

Great video buddy your rc is awesome and don't let anyone get to you,just keep doing what you do as long as you are happy brother.

[@Tugalife83]

thanks bro.🤘🤘 i dont worry. just wanted to explain that there is a limit to what you can do to this type of RC's

[@Ev0ltion]

Hit or miss Guy was me ;] My damage so far is: -3 front arms -all 4 shocks(these were impossible to bleed without mods and the rubber seal was so tight and thick it was binding on the shaft, just bad design) -rear tires(Overall i think these are decent tires, maybe just got unlucky and hit something sharp.) -pipe(extreamly thin and cracked on the weld) -throttle servo(burned out of the box) -spur gear (that happens to every baja sooner or later if you run sand paddles) -diff interior(screws came lose cuz i was too lazy to rebuild it when i got it. My fault.) -some minor stuff like wing, body, servo arm, spark plug (would rather call that exploatation costs) All the damage above(except for the tires) occoured at first 3 tanks. Side note arms were breaking NOT due to poor nylon quality but becouse of the absolutely garbage shocks not providing any damping. After changing to irc shocks and like 10 tanks later not a single one broke(still using rovan arms). So thats the negative. Keep in mind that if you buy it you have to tear it apart and rebuild since mine was poorly assembled. Hthe pros of this car are: price, good enough quality of aluminum and amount of hop up alredy fitted. When i compared it to my friends geniuine HPI ss baja and we took the price into account the rovan came on top even tho i went ham with the upgrades to fix everything i didnt like about the car like changing the shocks for irc and spur and pinion for black magic/vertigo rovan came out just slightly more expensive and outperforming ss baja by far! About the comment assumming that i might lack expirience I've been in the hobby for years, own quite a few rc cars (including more than one 5th scale) I also work as hobby store mechanic so my job is basicly fixing rc cars and i do it 8hr a day so i think im decently expirienced xD So quick conclusion about rovan. Its a great start if you are ready to invest some extra time to tear it apart and later down the road some money for stuff that might turn out to be faulty. If you are up just for a car that will be good out of the box go for HPI since higher price in this case means beter quality controll. My baja on the left sorry for poor quality my phone camera lens are damaged. scontent-frx5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/66010747_845524735823006_9093820348440248320_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_oc=AQms638FcUZx7YIdhxRHwioJQDYCZaUf-avM5GtkUi90GiQhOC7B386XMCyXvdDiuYg&_nc_ht=scontent-frx5-1.xx&oh=330c242105e3d71e290b668407db80eb&oe=5E06B63F

[@Ev0ltion]

One more thing, arms never broke on the point you have shown they always break at the very end where they have little loop to hold the ball allowing front wheels to turn. In there arm is only about 5 maybe 6mm thick and this is the fail point for every baja arm if you hit hard enough. Just like the front port of the chassis on this little bent up front is the weakest point for the entire chassis(skid plate highly recommended).

[@Tugalife83]

wow now thats what i call a comment. lol i see what you mean about the front shocks i did come across the same issue but mine are fine now and i think its because everything its new it stays very tight it might just need time to wear the O rings on the bottom of the shaft. my pipe mount broke to but that was due to my friend rear ended it. but fixed it by welding it back. but like i said on the video not trying to diss anyone.🤘🤘

[@GuyslacklusterRcReview]

Awesome man.. Looks nice

[@firedupextremerc6066]

Great looking RC and looks well maintained, fair point about abusing your RCs.

[@Tugalife83]

thanks bud.🤘🤘

[@OffRoadLawnMowers]

Sweet buggy bro👊👍🍻💯

[@Tugalife83]

thanks bud.🤘🤘

[@ScottzillaRC]

You have an RC on your keyboard stand lol. Cool buggy 😎👍

[@Tugalife83]

yeh thats what i thought wend i bought it :) 🤘🎹🤣

[@jukkaovaskainen]

Yes, that original servo horns quality is poor and brakes easily. Also throttle ballend from carb is not that high-level. Otherwise quite a strong car and has many aluminium parts, right off a box👍

[@STEVOD313]

TUGA!!! TUGA!!!! TUGA!!!!

[@Tugalife83]

STEVO! STEVO! STEVO! 🤘🤘😂

[@EazyDuz18]

where did you get the stand and what made the engine fail before?

[@Hardy_boy1]

My rovan baja is the toughest rc I have ever owned in any scale

[@Tugalife83]

thanks for watching bud.🤘🤘 i agree. they are way better now

[@Basherrc]

I jump my bajas all the time, i do break stuff but not very often...

[@Tugalife83]

thanks for watching and commenting bud.👊🤘🤘🤝

[@norm1233]

Dude come on.... Its already been beat up we know all about these and their worth it.

[@Tugalife83]

Yes I know it's worth every penny. But there still ppl that have doughs about it.

[@blablametalhead]

love mine so far ....its a machine and requires love and attention ....more ya bash the more ya break....

[@jtbassgambler2594]

Hell yea they're coolest toys i ever own

[@Tugalife83]

thanks for watching bud. 🤝🤘🤘

[@davideabreu6999]

nice video so uma pergunta és portugues? por causa do nome e do stotaque great video just a question are you portuguese? because of the name and the accent

[@Tugalife83]

ola. Yes I am.

[@ripsnort8194]

If you want a jump big get a Xmass

[@Tugalife83]

see i would still prefer to bash a Savage :)

[@ripsnort8194]

Tuga RC good choice man still rather have my Xmass 8s she's a monster

[@RhiceyHarierar]

Of course it's worth it!!

[@blackcountrybashers7760]

I've just got the 36cc one its a beast

[@Tugalife83]

Yeh that a beast bud. Nice one.🤘🤘

[@LittleSquirrel]

Like 1 from me....

[@Tugalife83]

Thanks bud.

[@seokidiecast6131]

Nice cool video my friend. New friend and sub 366!! Thanks for sharing 👍

[@Tugalife83]

thank you 🤘🤘

[@ChrisXCXCX]

What happened to the engine???

[@Tugalife83]

a bit of the thread from the spark plug got inside it.

[@ChrisXCXCX]

@@Tugalife83 after you dinked with it?

[@Tugalife83]

@@ChrisXCXCX i think it happen wend i was in the park and i forget that the remote was on a different mode and i flood it so i toke the plug off and i put it back again but i think it was not in place properly

[@AdrenalineAshRC]

Nice 👍 thanks for the sub brother just subbed ya 👊🏼

[@Tugalife83]

thats bud. you more than welcome.🤘🤘

[@jotech1000]

he drove it in wall to break all those things

[@Tugalife83]

lol possibly. thanks for watching🤘

[@RCVOODOO]

Definently not made for big air✌

[@Tugalife83]

Thanks for watching bud.🤘 you right they are not but ppl need to accept the damage if they doing things like that.

[@marklloyd3513]

Drive it like you stole it

[@chris-ip4pk]

The most intelligent review on KZbin ,people buy this jump the shit out of them then say there crap because they've broken,these are back end heavy and not designed for jumps there sand buggies .and require maintenance, excellent review ,let the fools smash them.

[@Tugalife83]

Thanks, bud. 🤘🤘

[@ripsnort8194]

Just got mine l totally agree with you its not a basher its a racer

[@Tugalife83]

Thanks for watching bud.🤘🤘 well you can bash it but not the same way you would bash a 1/10 or a 1/8 scale.

[@meanf1502]

How did you get the green chassis

[@Tugalife83]

it come with it bud.

[@AdventureTimeRC]

That's a cool looking buggy I dont use fuel motors but love looking at them😁✌🏻👍🏻

[@Tugalife83]

thanks bud. it does put a big smile on my face.🤘🤘

[@VoidXRC]

Great advice in this video! I completely agree with it

[@Tugalife83]

Thanks bud. 🤘

[@TonysRcTechboom]

Fantastic information mate, I agree with you mate, if you abuse it you will lose it mate, look after it and it will look after you, My JLB kept breaking when i bashed it Hard but now i just have fun with it without Jumping or going stupid and it's not broke yet 🤞 fantastic video really enjoyed every minute 👍😁👍

[@Tugalife83]

thanks bro. 🤘🤘

[@CainSample]

I have alot of experience with them....7-10 years ago when they came out...my first 3 wer knock offs....rovan and king motors...constant problems....than i got 2 real hpi and theu wer worlds stronger...identical but durability wasnt there....even the motors woukdnt hold a tune....but I've heard they're alot better now and made better

[@Tugalife83]

yes thats true back a few year i would not buy them the engine was like butter and the parts were crap. but now they are way better i have this one for over a year and only had one problem with the engine but that might have been my fault. thanks for watching bud.🤘🤘

[@CainSample]

Awesome yea ive been watxhing other youtubers reviews on them recently and they seem much better

[@Imperial_Wing]

AliExpress percival & lamorak?

[@jacksrccars347]

For sure they are worth it . But be prepared to buy a few pull starts and thread lock. Plenty of thread lock haha

[@charleswatson3951]

Which ones do you remove an apply threadlock too? Excuse the stupid question lol

[@ashb4541]

Ditch the original pull starts. They're crap. Go for an easy start. Only a couple of quid more, but so much better.

[@duderc6601]

good video. thats very true.

[@Tugalife83]

Thanks bud.

[@operation11charlieinc]

Sick looking rig brother 🙏✌

[@Tugalife83]

thanks bro.🤘🤘

[@operation11charlieinc]

@@Tugalife83 👍✌🙏🙏

[@Ev0ltion]

I just realised one thing rewatching. Have your shock caps always been black? Mine came with green ones and i wonder if maybe there was some change made in rovan rc.

[@Tugalife83]

My always been black bud. 🤘🤘

[@Tugalife83]

did you get your new or used?

[@Ev0ltion]

@@Tugalife83 Brand new from rcmz 475 pounds if I remember well.

[@Ev0ltion]

@@Tugalife83 If you want some rl nice upgrade for your baja try IRC shocks these are insanely good. Tho you need to buy tr brace mounts or put some effort into cutting the included ones. I also run dominator silenced pipe(geniuine) the diffrence in quality is huge ;]

[@Tugalife83]

@@Ev0ltion have you got a link for them by any chance?