Should I get a Gold Honda Civic

airline2 · #1 01-17-2003, 06:28 AM

I was woundering if I should get a gold honda civic ZipZap? and how hard is it to get?

Stridex · #2 01-17-2003, 11:10 AM

I read a post on another board that claimed they went faster out-of-the-box then any other zip with Nos or Turbo. They also said the controller has better steering knobs that stick out further. I have both new kits coming in the mail. I'll let you know if this is true the moment I get them. Imagine a Zip that doesn't require a swap....ahh dreamy

sessiz10 · #3 01-17-2003, 12:34 PM

I read the same thing. The funny thing is I have a gold civic sitting here and haven't had a chance to check it out. I hope RS did something to improve the pcb, I won't be holding my breath though.

airline2 · #4 01-17-2003, 04:07 PM

Is it easy to come by

Stridex · #5 01-17-2003, 04:30 PM

If you live in or near a large city, you can find them at one of the many Radio Shacks. If you live in a small town like me....you're screwed. Especially if the local manager is offering her friends, family and old school chums first rights to them. Damn her!! Damn her to hell!!

airline2 · #6 01-17-2003, 07:18 PM

I am in the subburgs of Boston which final the big dig is getting finished. in the city i am in there are 2 Radioshacks one at the mall and one in a shopping center

johnrtse · #7 01-17-2003, 10:28 PM

But i haven't taken it out of the package yet.

I can tell you that the Tx knobs are the exact same as the rest of them. Also, it comes with the blue gears and green motor. Don't know about the pcb but...

You should know that the black 'Stang I bought yesterday has the exact same performance as my older ZZ's - slow out-of-the-box.

That quickly changed with the green gears and NOS motor...

John

johnrtse · #8 01-17-2003, 10:56 PM

The gold Civic is DEFINATELY quicker box-stock than my other ZZ's were (I quick put it together and ran it

).

Not Bit-quick by any means, but noticeably faster.

Still needs a clone PCB

One other fact: BOTH of the new Tx's that came with my new cars were junk. By that I mean, The red/green charging lights did not illuminate when I placed the cars on the charging pad, and they did not charge the car's battery at all. I just used my old controllers

.

John

P.S. The antennas on both my black Mustang and gold Civic are 1 1/4" inches longer than my other stock ZZ antennas.

ChouDawg · #9 01-18-2003, 02:50 AM

ya my uncle got a gold civic when the got a bunch in stock at his radio shack, we also bought a grand prix barrier kit, cant wait to have a race with him when he comes down from LA, I wanna see how the body looks and how it performs....

cisco · #10 01-18-2003, 07:31 PM

My friend got a gold civic and it was noticeably faster than my car.

airline2 · #11 01-19-2003, 09:46 AM

i have to try again next week because they where out

NoPropMan · #12 01-19-2003, 11:40 AM

I got the gold Civic and it ran fairly slow out of the box.

I stuck a Fit Racer (pink-tip) engine in it and now it flies. Nice handling, too.

My black Mustang with turbo motor and turbo gears still seems slow, though.

Nathan · #13 01-20-2003, 12:04 AM

You all know you can mod your PCB, right? Lot easier than going to 10 stores and 2 malls looking for shens after christmas

Well, assuming you have solder skills.

ChouDawg · #14 01-20-2003, 02:06 AM

now its for sure I raced my Blue HOnda Civic NOS motor and Green Gears vs. Gold Civic with Sstock motor and Blue Gears got smoked....gonna return the blue civic and get the new oens

airline2 · #15 01-20-2003, 02:09 PM

cool