Am i too old?

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Am I too old for RC cars now?

My 12 year old nephew bought one out of his christmas money and loves it, and I can't help thinking I would love one, and be able to take it off road, using some BMX ramps to make a little track. I'm thinking £120 for a RTR 4WD off road type one and I have use of a private paddock where I can set a little track up with a couple of ramps and stuff.

I'd quite like the idea, but I'm unsure whether I would actually use it, or it would be a 5 minute wonder type thing.

I had a couple when I was younger and used them until they fell apart of batteries died completely and loved them, but would a fully grown bloke look a little "odd" using an RC car?

Help!

This is the one I was thinking of
http://www.actionmodelcentre.com/proddetail.asp?pr...

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Ah Awesome!

I was considering getting one, as it was an RC car or a driving experience thing, and I think I would get more enjoyment, for longer, out of the RC car.

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defblade said:

I didn't even know what the context was, I already said "No! You're never too old!" from the title

The only problem as a grown up is wincing as your sprog piles your pride and joy full-throttle into the nearest rock/curb/etc (many modern controllers can be set so that "full throttle" isn't exactly that, mind ).

Oh, the other only problem is that budget creep may occur

Luckily, no kids, and budget creep is already happening! Planned on spending £100, now looking at 140ish.

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PorscheGT4 said:

to old to buy a st toy, not to old to buy a proper RC car.

PS. £100 will buy you a st toy.

I don't want to go spending hundreds on something that I may never use. If I buy one for a 150ish, and then decide I really like it, then I'll invest in a pricier model. Plus, if it does break it's only £150 down the toilet, rather than 4/5/600 for a tidy one.

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Magic919 said:

I'm not trying to talk your budget up, but some of the cheaper ones are not so strong. Have some fun with whatever you get.

That's one concern. The website I saw them on (HPI) had ones for 80, and then 120, so I thought the 120 ones would be good, as they've got independent suspension, double wishbones, waterproof electrics and what looks like a strong tub it all sits in

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I ended up buying an "ECX Circuit 4x4" with a bigger battery, and it's great, cost me £200.

I took it out yesterday with my nephew and gave it a proper hammering, taking jumps, ended up rolling it a dozen times, apart from losing a pin that holds the body on, it was great fun.

I'm 21, and I wanted to buy something cheap to see if I would get back into it and enjoy it, I didn't want to spend £3/400 on a top of the range one if it would get stuck in a cupboard after 3 uses. If after a year or so I'm still using this one, I may upgrade it to brushless, or I may buy a new, more expensive one.

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defblade said:

Hah! Too old??! You're a foetus!

Haha! I do sometimes wonder.

The good thing about the ECX is that it's a pretty easy swap for brushless and it's LiPo ready too, which makes it easier