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MARDAVE 1:12 >> recommendable ???

Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 4:18 am
by michi
Hi, everybody. Who can tell me something about this little MARDAVE cars from UK. This 1/12 pans remember my on my first steps with RC's. There are a lot of used classics in ebay and it is not to expensive to get one , but if you need spare parts ... you know what i mean . That's why i started to search after comparabel cars from today. It seems to me , Mardave is the only company which is producing nearly what i'm searching for. A chassis , 4 wheels, a gear and a motor . Like at that time. Added this cars are really affordable . But what about the quality ? Is it funny to drive this cars ? How is the handling ? I can not see a diff on the available pics.

thanks for any information

Re: MARDAVE 1:12 >> recommendable ???

Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 7:28 am
by purpletimbo
Still a thriving race scene in the UK, spares are readily available from Mardave direct, very helpful people.
http://mardaveonline.co.uk/

This was admittedly a steal at £25 on oople
mardave v12.jpg
You are I think correct about the lack of a diff on 1/12
http://mardaveonline.co.uk/img/rckits/exploded1.gif
The V10 had a diff, I had one a while ago
http://mardaveonline.co.uk/img/rckits/exploded2.gif

Re: MARDAVE 1:12 >> recommendable ???

Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 8:38 am
by fakiee
If I was going to race RC cars I would race Mardave V12. They are simple fun and easy to modify. I have an old V10 in my long list of cars to be cleaned up, can't wait to run it!

Parts are cheap but shipping from these guys is a bot over the top:

http://www.mardavespares.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=8

Re: MARDAVE 1:12 >> recommendable ???

Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 6:17 am
by michi
Thank you guys for this information. I think i'll try to get such a funny car on ebay.

best regards

Re: MARDAVE 1:12 >> recommendable ???

Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 6:03 pm
by tizeye
I've got the mini version somewhere...they were the bees knees here to in their day