First RC car, suggestions plz

[jimmyboy85]

Looking to buy an RC car,

First one so not too pricey please.
Would like to build myself really, if this is possible.
Nitro or electric

also any thing else I need to know.

all suggestions welcome,

cheers ppl

[Blakeatron]

Electric, electric, electric!

Kyosho and tamiya are the nicest building experiences - I love Tamiya.

However you will also have to buy radio gear, battery and charger - these can add another £200 for decent stuff.

Traxxas are great for all in one box units - the slash 4x4 is an absolute monster for the price!

[Justin S]

Just built an Ansmann Blizzard. Easy to build, just dont open the little packets with your teeth and watch the diff bearings roll of the table VOE..........Goes well too....

[jimmyboy85]

cheers will check them out.

so is nitro not worth the hassle?
is there a big price difference?

[hman]

Tamiya hornet lol like we all did circa 1984

[mattmoxon]

Depends on what you want, you say car but is that a broad description? if you have few places that are open and flat I'd suggest and off road vehicle of some kind.

If you want to build it yourself - Tamiya are a good bet.

if not Traxxas or HPI I can recommend. I have the aforementioned Slash 4x4 and it is brilliant, it soaks up a huge amount of abuse in it's stride.

I would go with electric, as imho nitro is not worth the hassle, electric is cleaner and faster in most cases.

[UberMeister]

jimmyboy85 said:

cheers will check them out.

so is nitro not worth the hassle?
is there a big price difference?

Nitro is a lot of fun but in reality can be a hassle to keep running properly (they constantly need re-tuning to air temperature) and can be unreliable also they are very loud so this does limit where you can use them.

For a first car, I'd go electric. Have a look on (they usually have a pretty good selection)

http://www.apexmodels.com/

You need to decide what use you want out of it whether it be a garden toy/racer/showqueen/on road/off road etc then look at specific models.