by Nutzaboutslotz1 » Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:40 pm
OK, so I read your reviews on the Cheetahs and Cobras. You got me pumped up with the pictures and reviews. I couldn't decide which Cheetah I wanted, so wouldn't ya know it, I ordered both in Digital 132. Should get them in a couple of days and after trying them out, I'll write a follow-up.. You did a real good job on the reviews. Since I only race Carrera cars I was difinitely interested. More later...
This is my follow-up- I'm not trying to repeat what Harry wrote but when you are reviewing the same car personal views and tastes overlap a lot. I did get the 2 Cheetahs in D132. I don't own a lot of cars and don't really plan to. I've got 2 Formula 1's, 1 Nascar and a Firebird. Wanted something a little smaller to try and see the difference. I look for 3 things in a car; Price, Quality and Details. Pricewise these cars are affordable, you need to shop around. Quality, durability is the key. The Carrera cars seem to be like an old Timex. They take a beating and keep on ticking. These little things cost a lot to many of us so we expect them to hold up in the long run. So far, my Carreras have and I'm sure these Cheetahs will too. I've run both cars over 300 laps so far. Fast? All the slot cars are fast, some a bit faster than others. On my black box there are 5 settings for speed. I could keep it set at max of 5 and go mach 1 but miss a corner and they fly into the next room. I set it on 4, race hard, watch cornering and have fun. My wife on the other hand, goes wild. She has already laid claim to the orange one. It's pretty much up to the person controlling the cars but they are matched within 1 second of each other. They both handle real well in acceleration, breaking, cornering and lane changing. The wide tires are nice. Put the Nascar nose to tail with 1 of the Cheetahs and the Cheetah was a hair wider.Details- headlights/tail lights, great paint, painted or chrome exhaust, nice wide tires, great looking wheels, very authentic looking and true to life as most all the Carreras are. I've got 4 pictures but couldn't figure out how to attach them. Which one to buy? I'm afraid you'll have to make the same choice as me, they're both worth it.
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Nutzaboutslotz1 on Sun Mar 17, 2013 6:36 pm, edited 1 time in total.