fg marder on ebay?? is it good

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i was loking at that one today just out of interest its no good you asking what you sould bid upto its all about your budget as for the marder it looks good i have a full alloy marder beetle which ive built from scratch and thats cost me well over 2500 and im still spending on it so its not going to be to cheap the car your looking at is ok its got some nice bits on it plus its all there the only thing i didnt like are the rear wheels and the fact it only has the front brakes and not got the rear one by the look of it if it was me id look on market place on this forum as there is a wicked fg baja for sale and that is mint and not mega ££££££££££ for what you would get
 
its in market place under fg baja members name is ljw2k he want 850 for it like i say its mint its also on ebay at the min worth a look mate plus he has some extra bits for sale for it if you wanted them at the same time i think its about the best one ive seen for sale at the min
 
renbar said:
its in market place under fg baja members name is ljw2k he want 850 for it like i say its mint its also on ebay at the min worth a look mate plus he has some extra bits for sale for it if you wanted them at the same time i think its about the best one ive seen for sale at the min
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Hi thanks for the info I really like this one I think I am going to bid later on my budget for this is around 400 do u think it will go over this thanks
 
yeah sorry i think it will probaly double that its all the alloy it bumps up the price like crazey there are others on ebay for your budget so don't give up ill have a quick look now for you and see if theres any
 
just found this one its got tuned pipe 27cc rtr for 325 or make a offer plus 25p+p nice cheap marder item number 150421637684 £350 delivered or mabye a bit cheaper
 
Its not the best 1 Ive seen. Yes its got plenty of alloy but it looks like it has been put together using various home-made parts, marder parts & anything else he could get his hands on! Them back wheels & tyres would have to go too :2guns:
Im not knocking the guy but he says its only 10 months old and had 9 tanks through it. Look at the pic of the engine, that has seen some hammer IMO and the best bit.....he says its his 'pride & joy' and has taken loads of time & money to get it to this 'optimal setup' but then goes on to say that you will have to tune it up & sort the brakes. I reckon he has bought it to sell on for a profit. Just my opinion.
As you probably guessed it doesn't do it for me so I would look elsewhere :blush:
 
renbar said:
its in market place under fg baja members name is ljw2k he want 850 for it like i say its mint its also on ebay at the min worth a look mate plus he has some extra bits for sale for it if you wanted them at the same time i think its about the best one ive seen for sale at the min
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Hi mate thanks but i think Ii am still going to have try andwinng lol are u going to bid on it thanks for all ur help cheers mate I don't like thta one for 325
 
no mate im not bidding on it i cant afford another one just yet going to wait till next year as im looking at getting a hpi baja ss plus ive got a fg already good luck on bidding for that marder you may be lucky you never know but if i was him id break it there worth more in bits
 
dwarfy said:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FG-MARDER-RAC...ntrolled_JN?hash=item4a9f326abd#ht_500wt_1182

This 1 looks tidy to me. I would prefer this over the 1st one.
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nice find im with you nice cheap straight looking marder its also funny that every large scale car on ebays only ever had a few tanks of fuel run through it id done 11 litres in three weeks on my last engine and i hammered the crap out of it just like most people do but i have looked after this engine proper oil instead of any old crap like i put in the old one :nono:
 
hi mate the old engine i was putting some crapy oil i found on ebay 100ml shots meant for lawnmowers chainsaws ect but now im using putoline mx5 fully syn its about £9.00 per ltr plus i use a bit of putoline octain booster with it which is about £14.00 per ltr but a ltr for these things last ages plus its not long cost me after engine rebuild and since then its only been run on this about 5/6 tanks now not had any problems bags of compression and the thing rips it up i love it:2guns:
 
lawnmowers and chainsaws don't hit the rpm these things do & the oil can break down which it sounds like it did in your case. You shouldnt have any worries with the synthetic. Im running racing venom castor oil (gold bottle) with no probs in 12mths.
 
yeah il be happy if i can get this year out of the engine maybe some of next then il want to make it 30.5 i might just get a +2mm crank and do it sooner as yet but its as quick as i need now plus it revs well and i might lose some revs with the 30.5cc how long do the rings last in these engines as i don't want to ruin the bore by keep running it like i done to the old one the plating went mega dull on piston and bore and the ring was well worn and it lost 1/2 its power hence the new engine
 
Some do it religiously depending on how many litres have been through it but you will know when it needs doing as the power and performance will drop off. just don't leave it too long after this point!
 
cool il get a ring next time i order from pitstopshop and keep it to one side that way i can do it then like i say its only had 5/6 tanks so its not needed just yet only thing is i cant remember what size piston its got its a ddm gp290 i know it got 28mm stroke but cant remember the ring size
 
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