Got my VW bus today

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Wed May 12, 2004 8:18 pm

Man, I love this thing, so I just had to show it off.

There's not too many minuses on mine so I'll cover that first.

The only major defect on it is a warped axle gear, and crooked wheel. Despite this it's not too noisy, and runs straight. I always rebuild my rear axles anyways. My other bitch is that it was advertised 5 min. charge 20 min. runtime. In the package it says 3 min. charge 10 min. runtime. I hook it up, it charges for 45 secs. Nice guys. Aparently numbers mean nothing over there.

On the plus, these sit damn low, look cool as hell, have nice details, handles great, and are fairly fast out of the package. I actually made several laps, thinking it was ok, but not great, until I remembered it was a 2-speed. So I hit the button, and the bitch kicked in. I turned the boost fuction off, and it was all downhill. The clear chassis, and lights are cool.

I think after I fix the axle this will be my new favorite car.

I don't know why I can't take a decent picture of it though

filelicker · Post by **filelicker** » Wed May 12, 2004 8:36 pm

Damn CD , after seeing and hearing about yours , you got me on pins and needles waiting for mine to get here.
Looks sweet as is , it scares me to think what it will look like after you put your magic touch on it.

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Wed May 12, 2004 8:48 pm

I think I'll leave the black one, but the other I might paint it sea foam green, like a buddy's, I grew up with, was. And if I can find some VW rims like Jmays has.

jmays · Post by **jmays** » Wed May 12, 2004 9:34 pm

here is the vw like the one i shaved the vw hub caps off of. I had to do some careful shaveing with the xacto hobbie saw. you could easily make them work as i did no problems.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... eName=WDVW

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Wed May 12, 2004 11:15 pm

Thanks for the hook up.

That's actaully kind of a nice die cast, I'd hate to kill that just for the wheels, but I'd do it.

Just got done running my bus again. Damn this is fun, I should have got two. I stuck a 4.2 in it, and it gets a little tippy with the xtra weight of the body, but I was only able to flip it once.

The bumpers are held on by little pins, and they slip right off. You might want to take them off when you run. It only took me a couple laps with the 4.2 to rip them right off. I glued them back on, but it looks kinda cool with the bumpers stripped.

Sdog · Post by **Sdog** » Thu May 13, 2004 7:25 am

Ugh! I've been trying to hold off on getting one of these...or buying any more bits right now for that matter. But every time someone posts a photo...I want it.....thanks CD. Actually Dave, those photos are pretty good. The paint on those things looks really glossy and it looks like there are a hell of a lot of nice details.....grrrr...

Now, what else can I order from toyeast when I get one? Hmmmm....

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Thu May 13, 2004 8:57 am

Sdog wrote:Actually Dave, those photos are pretty good. The paint on those things looks really glossy and it looks like there are a hell of a lot of nice details.....grrrr...

Actually I should mention the paint is kinda dull looking. I just rubbed it out with some Meguiers car polish. If anyone wants to try that, be very careful, as it would too easy to rub through the thin factory finish.

DarkTari · Post by **DarkTari** » Thu May 13, 2004 12:46 pm

Still waitin for da bodies to come out!

betty.k · Post by **betty.k** » Thu May 13, 2004 5:33 pm

i love my vw bus! here's a couple of nice quality pics

http://community.webshots.com/photo/104 ... 5936EMKQxs
http://community.webshots.com/photo/104 ... 8137nGOEtr

they really are low, if i remove the sway bar the shell scrapes on the ground!

gearboy · Post by **gearboy** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 1:04 pm

hey guys, i have been layin low, where do these buses come from? being the lame-o i am, i need all the help i can get.

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 2:51 pm

I don't think you want to hear the answer, considering your past history with them, but they're from ToyEast.

gearboy · Post by **gearboy** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 6:33 pm

i figured as much, hmmm, i will have to flip a coin. a toy store near my pad is sellin tomy bits, city buses too. i might be able to talk him into gettin some of these? anyone wanna trade?!

steelwoolghandi · Post by **steelwoolghandi** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 11:56 am

Some beautiful paint jobs I am so impressed with them! Is everyone using Airbrush or anyone using Rattle Can’s?

Steelwoolghandi

hogjowlz · Post by **hogjowlz** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 11:58 am

those vw's are stock paint jobs ghandi.

but ya this board is kinda split between airbrushes and auto laquers. some use tamiya spray as well. but im a rattle can kinda pimp. how bout you?

mekinhux · Post by **mekinhux** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 12:02 pm

Does anyone know if the bodies are already out? Is there anyone selling them separate?

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