The Worst RC Car I’ve reviewed for a while!

The Worst RC Car I’ve reviewed for a while! - XLF F22A

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2 жыл бұрын

This Brushless RC Car from XLF has a lot of nice features, but it just doesn't cut it for me. Yes, you get a relatively decent set up for the money, but it's not something I'd buy. I'd look at converting a WLtoys 104001 to brushless for similar money.
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@bradcarpenter1881 2 жыл бұрын

I honestly think it's really good to review these crap RCs so inexperienced people know what to watch out for and can see the performance differences.

@meltdown78 2 жыл бұрын

This seems just like a parts bin special without anyone considering the whole package. Metal chassis and mismatching arms, short suspension travel and center diff on what seems a basher - there is so much wrong with this car.

@rcchallenge8626 2 жыл бұрын

Just a bunch of metal bits thrown together, glad you called it as you see it 💪👊🏼💯 great video even if it’s not a great RC now we all know thank you 🙏

@mikeoleksa 2 жыл бұрын

If I would have bought that RC and it drove and flipped like that out of the box, I'd be PISSED. LOL On the other end of the spectrum, I'm having a blast with the WLToys 12402-A that I picked up on Ebay about a month ago. I put oil shocks on it, put the Hobbywing brushless motor and ESC that was originally in my 124019 in it, a Radiolink receiver in it, and I've had nothing but fun with it since. It has been the absolute best budget recommendation that I've gotten and it came from your videos!

@thisIsRC 2 жыл бұрын

Oh man thanks for this video, I had this car on my "to buy" list, I've scratched it off now!

@YKGdiy 2 жыл бұрын

It's just a big wast of money

@adawainberg2411 2 жыл бұрын

To be honest, I was also gonna get one of these budget cars, but instead I just saved up for a granite 3s and just upgraded the diff and pinion to hot racing aluminum and hot racing aluminum pivot balls and the ting is an animal. Just save your money for something more quality then these cheaply made rigs.To be honest a few of theses cheaper cars are good. Hope this helped. EDIT:ITS 170£!!!!! TALK ABOUT RIP OFF

@tittentei7331 2 жыл бұрын

@@adawainberg2411 Hey. Could you link to this product you have bought for your granite?

@Dirk_072 2 жыл бұрын

@@adawainberg2411 jlb cheetah 120 A or 80 A I recommend the 120 A is a great car €280 on banggood I have it to and I love is fast strong good air control can do 3s and 4s

@MrLeo2A6 2 жыл бұрын

Your reviews are honest and open, it's great to see that bad traders are called out. More of it I say. Thanks for your work

@BigTtheItalian 2 жыл бұрын

The open diffs are part of the issue with the steering. It's torque steering to one side. I bet if you filled the front and rear diffs with like 100k/300k, and 1M or higher in the center, it would make a world of difference.

@VesuviusRC 2 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what I mean with my comment, but you wrote it much better ^^

@truenewsglobal 2 жыл бұрын

I have this car and the problem is that when you are standing still and you turn it left/right, it doesn’t center itself. It sticks to the left, or the right. You have to center it yourself.

@euqat Жыл бұрын

@@truenewsglobal it's most likely the servo saver doing that, and/or a weak servo. It does it on most cars when standing still, not an issue. The problem here is very most likely a diff issue because on wheel is turning faster than the other, as said above

@MCsCreations 2 жыл бұрын

Great and honest review, Tomley! 😊 Thanks a lot!!! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

@NoLimitRC87 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I've seen this ill be staying well clear that is shockingly baaaad good honest review as always 👍

@DavidPilcher83 2 жыл бұрын

First honest review I’ve seen yet. Good job Tomley. Everyone else is saying it’s a decent car. If you change this.... fix that... it could be good... or people are just outright saying it’s a nice car... it has potential... but for 220$ I shouldn’t have to fix everything or put another 50+ $$$ into it just to get it to what every other cheap RC already is... but you were real with us... great job man. Keeping it honest and being legit. Keep up the good work.

@jonlaird5082 2 жыл бұрын

It doesn't look too bad and could have potential but at over $200 it just isn't worth the time or effort to get it there in my opinion. Thanks for the honest review as always 😎👍

@TomleyRC 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I’m sure it can be improved. But most people want to get something out the box and just run it. Shame, as I’m sure with a little more QC… it would have made the cut!

@semperatis 2 жыл бұрын

The suspension geometry is so far out,that this thing certainly isn't worth your money. The shocks are far too short,meaning that the shocks are bottoming out and causing the truck to flip on landing. If this were fitted with droop screws and the arms could be made to be more horizontal in aspect, then with taller shock towers and longer shocks,this may just perform a bit better.

@VesuviusRC 2 жыл бұрын

When I ran into this issues with another car (never straight throttling) I found one of the back tyres was kinda locked and the other spinning free. The rear diff did the rest. I'd have a copule of questions: can you suggest a better (cheap) car with center diff? I meant to try one.. not this one of course after such a review (thanks a lot for honesty and unbias) Would you share the cam(s) you use for your beautfiul footage?

@islandrc-duke1972 2 жыл бұрын

Great camera work and review brother

@artist_with_dharma137 10 ай бұрын

This review is excellent, I've been watching afew of your reviews today and thought I can't watch all the "BEST" reviews, I also need to know what to stay away from especially buying of Ebay for a first time RC car. This is one car that I'm glad to know stay well clear from. This car is worse than me and my adhd for going off on it's own tangent when given direct commands lol. Actually had me laughing how it decides HEYYYY I'm going far LEFT, FAR RIGHT, and rarely landing correctly. It's a good thing to give honest opinions, no matter how much it makes you uncomfortable doing, these manufacturers should take it as valuable feedback and correct the errors to make a product worthy of receiving our hard earned £££'s or $$$'s. Thanks Tomley.

@jimmyv1753 2 жыл бұрын

This was basically the first RC car I got. Well I got the legendary 1/10 brushed twin motor truck and it still works and with the extra battery it is still fun. Not in league with the 1000 dollar cars I’ve got now but

@sharkusd 2 жыл бұрын

Nice vídeo as always

@rhynecars 2 жыл бұрын

Whew, thought you were going to "click bait" us. Appreciate the honesty.

@alvinxiong8832 2 жыл бұрын

The chassis, arms, and shock towers make want to assume this is exactly the wltoys 104001 chassis

@WestyCoastHermit 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate the review. Saved me a few bucks.

@dexterbeattie7884 2 жыл бұрын

Was there anything in the diffs? The suspense is killing me lol 😀

@IDPTheory 2 жыл бұрын

Don't think I'd buy this at half the price, good honest review 👍

@TomleyRC 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah..would be better at half the price, but still not something I’d buy

@RCSpeedster100 2 жыл бұрын

Great video 👍 From here it looks like those parts would fit the wltoys 104001 like the center brace

@richardrobinson7645 2 жыл бұрын

You're my go to guy when it comes to the world of RC mate. Please can you review the 124016 when it comes out? Chur bro 🤙

@anarochrc986 2 жыл бұрын

Great video very useful

@DampActionRC 2 жыл бұрын

Love the honesty

@benbekemeier5545 2 жыл бұрын

That suspension geometry made me cringe.

@Nordlicht05 2 жыл бұрын

Can you overfill shocks? I recently assembled shocks for Tamiya the first time. The manual says until it gets out when you put the sealing in. That means to me exactly 100% oil in it.

@ericchristopher9037 2 жыл бұрын

TomlyRC did you open the diff? Was there any oil or Greece in them? Nice review, shame about the car.

@leetibbs86 2 жыл бұрын

There's definitely something off with that truck, I don't even think it's worth getting to try and do it up. Just spend your cash on something better; plenty to choose from at that price point. Nice review, hopefully you've saved some people getting disappointed 👍

@Hunter__f 2 жыл бұрын

You should review the bezgar 1! It’s really cheap and a very good car for new people to the hobby

@zencraft3676 2 жыл бұрын

I can second this. The Bezgar 1 is a great starter car and the quality is WORLDS better than anything else in that hundred dollar range. Only complaint is the 5 wire servo.

@theminiatureconstructionco4556 2 жыл бұрын

There are loads and loads of this type of truck being sold at the moment! Some are cheaper clones of clones. Others are just wierd amalgamations of different makes mashed into one. They keep popping up cheap on eBay. That looks like it may be one of those. Sometimes I buy a really cheap one to see what bits they've used in its construction. I bought a big basher the other day. It's got the running gear off a 1/10 buggy and the chassis of a 1/14 basher!! With the power of neither! 😄👍😄👍

@fxsaddles7985 2 жыл бұрын

I bought a clone thru AliExpress. I suspect the factory that builds this car will willingly work with whomever approaches them with an idea or 2 to hit a lower pricepoint. Mine is set up quite differently inside but mostly it seems they cheaped out on the remote and the battery.

@theminiatureconstructionco4556 2 жыл бұрын

@@fxsaddles7985 the more I look into it the more oddball brands i find! And they are all based on a small number of models. 👍😄

@threefingeredrc 2 жыл бұрын

Great review.

@TomleyRC 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@zackoftrades8547 2 жыл бұрын

First? Take that thing to a bounce house! Lol

@slick2500 2 жыл бұрын

The charger in this reminded me of the charger that came with my first rc car, it was 0.1 amps the battery was 900mah, it took 9 hours to charge the battery!

@TomleyRC 2 жыл бұрын

That’s a long wait!

@restinpiecesrc5528 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly for that price id just get either zd racing zmt10 or the lc racing 1/14 line

@gbraadnl 2 жыл бұрын

LC Racing or even as a starter a WLToys 144001/124019 is more worth it.

@restinpiecesrc5528 2 жыл бұрын

@@gbraadnl the wltoys 144001 did over 30mph with a brushed 550 motor on a cheap little 2s

@ksrnate 2 жыл бұрын

I think you should crack that hard case lipo open so we can see the actual size of the battery! Bet it's the size of a 2200mah. I had a cheapo in the past like that.

@theguyinthecomments9543 2 жыл бұрын

Serpent spyder rtr. Any version, dying to see your opinion if it's available in the UK?!

@mrcfrknyzc2538 Жыл бұрын

Hi, I bought it from a xlf f22a model car. While driving, the screw of the rear wheel coupling with the engine fell off. Can you help me? I can't find this screw.

@lonniemustard7111 2 жыл бұрын

It'd be a great car if you need a lot of exercise to lose weight since you have to pick it up every time they land

@RCvapor 2 жыл бұрын

Good honest review, rather spend the same amount on say a rustler 👍

@victorng6588 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, i just order this car 2 days ago, but i just saw some videos talking about this car have some landing problems, can you teach me how to fix it? Thank you.

@VcArena 2 жыл бұрын

Have a red at lightning epx pro and had it for years. It never throttles straight. The rear right wheel has a bit of tow in. None of my toygrade cars converted to brushless have any problem going straight, just traction for some and keeping the nose down for others.

@chadedwards5908 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Tomley ; I think the word your might have been looking for, tongue tied on was it has no fun Factor! like you said if you got to pick it up every time you jump it pulls to the right annoying. Great video thanks for the review so we know what not to buy. Cheers mate! 🍺/☕

@andrew4403 7 ай бұрын

If you get the shocks figured out looks like it runs pretty darn good and quick to me

@lukedavis4213 2 жыл бұрын

If you don't like it, I know a 6yr old who'd love to abuse it further 🤣 Good review! I can see why there wasn't a huge amount of enthusiasm towards it... hopefully it can be made better for very little outlay, looks to have potential!

@TomleyRC 2 жыл бұрын

Haha

@rcalltypes8230 2 жыл бұрын

It Looks like, it could use shorter Shockers. Steering issue needs to be fixed & the Diffs need thicker oil or grease? The question is: How much better will it be, after you do that??

@wrhythm 2 жыл бұрын

What would you recommend instead of this rc?

@Rockatha 2 жыл бұрын

The reason it's pulling right could be because the diffs don't have any oil in. So it could be putting more power down on one side.

@BoogieManPHD Жыл бұрын

I work a electronics retailer in Australia and we sold this exact same "truggy" over Xmas... The store display had its steering die within a week... And 2 units returned by customers with the same issue ... Plus another that would die after 2 mins run time on a full battery!

@jordancouper3861 Жыл бұрын

My battery dies in 2 mins aswell. Same care in Australia. Might take it back

@user-rv8wb1nl1b 2 жыл бұрын

i was soo looking at one of these last week , nearly did . . , i got the FTX Zorro Brushless instead , oh my gosh . . . . . man , it flies !

@basementracer7622 2 жыл бұрын

LOL Nice product placement mate, On today's show sponsored by McDonalds lol.

@severinasaf 2 жыл бұрын

Whoopwhoop another day is getting great now.. Cause Mr. Tomley gave us another videooo🤯😇🙌

@goddingo 2 жыл бұрын

Someone is in love

@severinasaf 2 жыл бұрын

#love4tomley 😂😇

@SharkysGarageRCandMore 2 жыл бұрын

Honesty as always. Alot better options for the money....

@teamsargentrc6399 2 жыл бұрын

With no diff oil or way light, in any of the differentials will also cause the sway side decide because it can't make up which mind it wants to grab traction on, no oil will make it not go straight...

@whatever6864 2 жыл бұрын

How do u adjust the camber n links I just got one so confused rn

@mossyhollow3732 2 жыл бұрын

Are the tires hard plastic?

@stephenstott4970 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Tomley, you need your kids with you to do the car flipping!!! Lol, I like the look of the car but for the money it needs a lot of work to make it decent! If it was around £120.00 I think I'd have one as project!. Steve.

@EJ-74 2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't buy something I would have to do loads of work on and have to replace the shocks immediately lol especially over 200 bucks It seems to be made well but it's set up horribly and the shocks completely suck lol Yeah I'd pass on this one for sure I like the fact you don't sugar coat things on your channel Your honestly means a lot mate 🔥👍✌️

@ChiefRickyRC 2 жыл бұрын

Agree 100%. Grease n tires and a balance charger. Wheel alignment lol

@derricksazrc3411 2 жыл бұрын

You said it Brother it pogo sticks right back over on to its top like that’s its design. They missed the mark on this one.

@stephenblakey4913 2 жыл бұрын

Have u tested or heard of the himoto katana

@parker1ray 2 жыл бұрын

I had a ZD Racing truck that literally broke every time that I ran it. On the last run, I ran the truck and brought it in the house to turn off and it burst into flames when the esc shorted. I took everything off that I could salvage and threw it in the trash. Most of the breakage was poor quality plastic parts that broke constantly. I ordered a huge number of parts to be able to keep it running, but after half a dozen times of breakage, I threw everything in the trash!

@TomleyRC 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve had some good ZD Racing stuff. But then I’ve had and seen a few bad ones

@009ADVENTURES 2 жыл бұрын

yes nice skatepark bash bud. I think if it was a bit cheaper it would be great to upgrade but not at that price. Red body and blue wheels did my head in 🤣👍

@anthonylim2428 2 жыл бұрын

Towards the end of the vid, i heard gear grinding.. I'm assuming it's the diff?

@413RC 2 жыл бұрын

1. I don't like the way it looks either. the body doesn't fit the wheelbase correctly. 2. I agree this is nothing to write home about... makes you wonder whats up with all of the videos where people are giving it high praise ;) 3. For $230 you can get a nice used Arrma 3s BLX vehicle with amazing part availability and upgrades. Love the honesty!!!!

@TomleyRC 2 жыл бұрын

I often breeze over some trivial stuff that is an easy fix… but this one just had to many small flaws. It’s a no from me 😅

@filsdedieu100 2 жыл бұрын

I like it but HSP does better for not much more expensive

@itzzgraham 2 жыл бұрын

Can you check out the cheep PXToys speed pioneer short course truck?

@giovannigriglie5259 Жыл бұрын

Bella macchina, mi scusi un informazione, la mia che sta per arrivare è uguale a questa nel video ,c'è scritto che arriva ad 80 kh , e per sentito dire se si mette la batteria da 14v va ancora più veloce , quella originale è 11,1v lei sa dirmi se è possibile?

@justinjones5281 2 жыл бұрын

5:48. The people that bought this truck… enjoyed this part.

@jesseyk1 2 жыл бұрын

You should review WPL RC cars!

@caesardeharo5381 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like it might be good if you want a project.

@franklynsmith-thomson1821 2 жыл бұрын

Have you done a tamiya racing fighter review yet

@TomleyRC 2 жыл бұрын

Racing Fighter coming to the channel in a couple of weeks

@franklynsmith-thomson1821 2 жыл бұрын

@@TomleyRC cool Can’t wait

@bartztube1921 2 жыл бұрын

The RC car kind of has potential, it's not a big brand so they probably didn't know how to adjust the shocks

@bbeckers24 2 жыл бұрын

My guess is it needs softer springs and thicker oil and definitely diff fluid.

@mikeupton5406 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, making comparisons to products from "the company whose name shall never be spoken" will bring nothing but greif. Had ringside to a little of it. Helped me tune my purchasing habbits.

@paul707.7 2 жыл бұрын

The dis is not bad. But needs so real tuneing to be good. What do the differantels look like. Vrx racing diffs are so so.

@restinpiecesrc5528 2 жыл бұрын

I think putting grease or oil in the diff may help, i think its torque steer

@parker1ray 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if the diffs are limited slip LOL? I like a Detroit locker!

@TomleyRC 2 жыл бұрын

Just Limited lol

@ianbudgetrc2574 2 жыл бұрын

I'm actually impressed coz of its steering response. It handles well honestly

@TomleyRC 2 жыл бұрын

I think it’s just average at everything… so a no from me 😅

@ianbudgetrc2574 2 жыл бұрын

@@TomleyRC yea maybe I'm just amazed because that RC handles way better than my ZD racing 1/8 truggy 😂. Mine can't even make a decent turn at low speed

@andrewjacob4970 2 жыл бұрын

Please review the F14A rc car truggy

@ukasscod9561 2 жыл бұрын

Just put some big bore shocks on it, i bet it will make a world of a difference on landing, If diffs were set up properly it may go straight, it's sending more power to one rear wheel than it is to the other

@Apocalypse_666 2 жыл бұрын

Any banggood discount code ??

@derekhobbs1102 2 жыл бұрын

I think I saw another review (can't remember who now) that had same issue with landing.

@philfarrell7400 2 жыл бұрын

Body shell reminds me of the old Schumacher xtr 3e

@KevinRCMan 2 жыл бұрын

Its like they really wanted to make an Xmaxx knockoff while at the same time not trying to make an Xmaxx knockoff...

@TomleyRC 2 жыл бұрын

Yes 😅

@ManuelOrtizification 2 жыл бұрын

When you said "big pile of dog turd" i thought you meant the truck 😂😂😂😂

@TomleyRC 2 жыл бұрын

Haha… well…. 🤔

@ManuelOrtizification 2 жыл бұрын

@@TomleyRC its a fair assessment. 😂

@DArealCHAZZ 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe if the price point was more $130 then maybe it would be worth it somewhat. but I agree with you on this one I don't see the value. Well everyone have a great day and don't let off the throttle

@dogsaymoo5593 2 жыл бұрын

That truck has more negative camber as your profile picture

@MauzyrockRC 2 жыл бұрын

bleedin' lawn bombs!

@Asinr7 11 ай бұрын

Is that a Yaris on the shelf behind you? Am I going mad?

@spinrushrc 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe if you get it to land its lid ( body ), it will bounce back on its feet. Who knows.

@samcostanza 2 жыл бұрын

Fill the diffs. 30k in front, 50k in rear, and it will behave so much better.

@pascalmonier4642 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review that I've seen after buying that piece of sh*t. I live where we have snow and the first five munutes and the thing is broken. Took 8 days to get the piece, changed it and lost a wheel, now, have to find where they sell those parts. What a piece of whatever you want to call it. This is a 300$ bunch of parts for a garbage can (up to me). The next days, I got a Kraton 6s that is one impressive thing.

@bubblesrcshed 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like an Xmaxx but steering like a Mac Truck man 😝 the stuff BG sells sometimes make me wonder, but yet the smaller XLF F18 seems way better for the price. I think BG RC cars are best at the 1/16 scale any larger I find the specs too be weak. You just didn’t look like it tickled you in any happy way so I don’t see why all these companies keep pumping these ones out like hot cakes when it’s just a knock off of something else cheaper (WLTOYS) which actually can land and drive straight 😝 Glad you make these videos so people don’t waste their money on an RC that would leave them disappointed 😔 Much love, cheers 🍻

@grrfy 2 жыл бұрын

Naming rc trucks after fighter jets should be warning enough ,Unless McDonnell Douglas bring out an F144001

@zeemonkeyman1 Жыл бұрын

Does anyone know the specs of the pinion gear?

@Kickthelighter 2 жыл бұрын

That's a x-maxx and it is EPIC!

@pierreverso9554 2 жыл бұрын

you schould have run it straight out of the box to schow how bad it truly is..why not compare it to a feyue fy03h brushless, these things are awesome and almost the same price range at banggood etc. nice vids btw thanks a lot and keep up the good work, looking forward to your mini-crawler track videos!!!

@philiprccars4340 Жыл бұрын

Agreed, a hobby grade RC car is supposed to be controllable in a straight line, or one should be able to get it to go in a straight line without taking it to the hobby shop to sort out, and already partly broken after just one test, uhmmmm, yeah, not for me ...