I'm always on the lookout for interesting places for my “photo” shoots. This week I found a deserted stretch of road and decided to use it. Traffic was very light and no one was obstructed. I think you'll find it interesting. 

Before we get to the buggies, I'm going to mention a new parking lot available now in auctions. Being a buggy person, I've always wanted an organized way to park and display my buggies. Thanks to Carcus and the Village Market Place I finally got that with my showroom. Others haven't been that fortunate.  I've been playing with Gmax and it just seemed logical that my first builder project would be something for  us buggy types. The parking lot was created and arrived in world this past week. Now buggy designers and resellers have something they can use to improve their buggy lots. My thanks to Carcus for his patience and help as I struggle with the infamous Gmax learning curve.  

This week was interesting for me in that for the first time I was able to find the buggies to review right on the front page listings. In past weeks I've had to search through literally hundreds of auctions. I get to check out a lot of buggies, but it does get tedious looking at items that might have been cool if the designer had taken a little more time and care.

This may sound like I'm discouraging new designers, but I assure you, I've helped many. I love seeing a new designer succeed. They seldom do, and frequently that's the fault of people who think they're being encouraging and helpful when they tell a friend their buggy is wonderful even though it has egg shaped rims, the square on the hood is staring you in the face, and a line runs through the tread. It isn't going to sell. All they've done is tell their “friend” to throw money away on submission and auction fees. If you see flaws like that on your buggy, wait... learn... fix... THEN submit. If you've already made the mistake of submitting it and then listing it, and none sell in two months, don't relist. You're wasting your money, cluttering up the auctions, and doing nothing good for your reputation. The buggy isn't going to improve with age. 

The buggies I'm reviewing this week come from designers that most of us have heard from before. Most of the names have appeared here in the past and probably will again. It includes one of my own, which we'll get to last.  

First is the Dragonblade Resek by Kortt. It's new with silver metal flake paint and custom body moldings. Listed at 14,950t, it's a real bargain. If you like it, you better hurry though. The seller's comments state that this is an introductory price.

 

Next up is the GTR Crimsom by xxxEVILxxx. It's red, shiny, and has meshed body cut outs. The design is sharp, crisp, and very high performance looking. 

 

Once again Fidjit brings us a fun buggy. The Staryucks Coffee N' Muffins is limited to 15 ever to be built. It's priced at 18,850t in spite of coffee spilled all over the rear end!

 

The C.E.D. Hurricane by Nelia is innovative and well done. Nelia has developed her own look, and this one is striking in metallic blue. It's priced at a very reasonable 13,500t. If you're looking for an economy price buggy this one should be included in your search.

 

Finally we come to the ZMW Suprah Maetrex. It was designed by yours truly, so I won't say much about it, except maybe the square in the hood is hidden, there are no lines in the tread, and the rims are pretty much round. This is the successor to the ZMW Binary Stream buggy which will be discontinued soon. The Suprah Maetrex is priced at 18,850t.