sikcrx89

i have wanted a nitro rc bad for a long while but hopefully with income tax this year or if i can stop spending money on the crx long enough i will buy one. i am looking for a fairly fast already assembled model in either a 2wd or 4wd platform and am looking for pointers,and a what to buy what not to buy kind of deal.. pics,links and such welcome

xternal

My brother had a 4wd skyline , and could change it to rwd but that was a joke.
Good fun thos rc's

sikcrx89

im more looking for a car bodied one not really a truck. i want something fast out of the box first then learn as i go about modifing and such.

Eville140

Get a monster truck, road cars are fun for about 20 minutes. The really fast one are just that, very fast. It sounds a lot cooler than it is, anything over 30mph and you are lucky if you can even go straight. You will need a ton of room and the surface will have to be very smooth, no cracks, bumps, grooves and swept. Adn if you car carrying any speed and you hit a pole or a curb (it is much easier than it sounds to do this) be prepared to replace lots of parts.

Monster trucks can be used anywhere, are much more durable, and a ton more fun.

Search for some videos of each, also hit the savage message boards. Some good stuff there.

No matter which you get, just be warned that the initial investment of the car/truck is just a small portion of what you will end up spending. I don't even want to think about what I have spent on them.

ifly87

No kidding, I end up spending at least $50 every time I drive mine from hitting/breaking ----. Busting differentials, wheels, brakes, driveshafts, body/chassis(if you call it that) parts, buring up and rebuilding servo's. I got a Duratrax axis, kind of a piece of ---- for parts since its discontinued but best of both worlds, its a 4wd buggy and it still hauls *** on the road.

not to mention the fuel costs about $20-$25 a gallon, although a gallon of that ---- will last you quite awhile.

Test a few out and see what you like, talk to the nerds at the hobby shop they will tell you whats a good bang for you're buck.

sikcrx89

yea i was thinking of picking a cheap one up from ebay and modding as i go. it will be used basically in front of my house or in a parking lot somewhere for fun. this is what i was thinking of picking up for starters

http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Speed-4WD-ASTO...QQcmdZViewItem

Smith-02

pick up a traxxas jato, it has good onroad manners and can take massive jumps at 60mph all day long, and not break.

imburne

I personally owned about 10 high end cars and trucks. Personally on a small budget anything HPI is great. The 1/10th scale cars and trucks from HPI, plus the parts...Anyhow trust me on this.




Now if you wanna get into 1/8th scale onroad cars the check out Serpent..

My very favorite of all was my 1/5th scale FG onroad. Full disk breaks, RWD, tons of ----. 2 stroke.