Build your own car magazine

[turquoise]

Does anyone know the web address for the "collect and make your own remote controlled car" magazine advert, the one where you collect parts to build your remote controlled car. I think it's for the BMW M3 model, not sure. There was a web address on the advert and I couldn't quite catch it. Many thanks!!

[jon1968]

Don't even go there!!

95 parts at 5.99 and you're looking at 570 quid (Not including the radio control).

Better off getting a Tamiya kit for about 200 which includes everything and it's battery powered so no screeching 2 stroke engine in the garden!

Sorry if this isn't what you want to hear but forewarned and all that...

[turquoise]

Hey cheers mate, yeah that's what I was thinking, my brother is thinking of getting one. But i don't think he will though, cos it costs too much. Thanks for your alternative suggestion though! x

[jon1968]

No probs turquoise. I've just bought one for my nephew!

If it's for your brother tell him to put 6 pounds in a jar once a week for the next few months and then go to a good model shop(or Argos).
He'll save himself a few hundred quid and 18 months of waiting for the next wheel to arrive!

I'm told with some of the Tamiya kits that once you've bought the chassis with all the gubbins in it you can get different 'tops' of other cars that you just clip on but you'd better ask someone far more knowledgable than me.
Glad to be of help anyway.

[kwillmott]

But just think of all the fun you can have with 1 wheel!! D)

How long would you have to wait before you had anything that resembled a car??

[joncafc]

I don't know K ! 95 weekly parts so you're looking at the best part of 2 years - then you've got to buy the actual remote control stuff as well!!

[Toureman]

The magazine producers sometimes stop selling the magazines when the interest falls and it is uneconomical for them to keep producing them, so you might find it impossible to complete your car anyway, there was a report in watchdog a while ago about this. as previous answers have said, Don,t do it.

These sort of cars, with a petrol engine can be obtained a lot cheaper on ebay.

[sheershell]

hi turqoise

did you actually find out what the title of the magazine was or the website? as my hubby saw it too on tv, and can't remember what it was called, we have called whsmith and they are sold out but they dont know the title (hum?)

if you know can you post and let me know as i really need to find this mag for him

shelly xx

[djh]

Yes, the URL is http://www.rc-bmw-m3gtr.co.uk/

But take a look at my summary at http://webdiary.com/dom/2006/01/05/hachette-job/

[turquoise]

lol cheers mate, my bro finally found the website. Yeah i think that's rubbish, so i will show him what you just showed me. Thanks!!!!!!! x