New to R/C Cars

Ever since I was young...ehh.. younger I liked R/C cars.. I bought one from RadioShack a giant truck and it is OK but it's battery powered which means I can only play with it for a bit.

I am looking to buy a gas powered r/c car. Something simple, a 350Z or whatever. I don't know anything about r/c cars and how to maintain them I just want to get one where I can play with it till it's out of gas then give it some more gas and play with it some more. Any suggestions on which I should get? Something not so expensive. Something that can go pretty fast too 40 km/h maybe?

I am looking to buy a gas powered r/c car. Something simple, a 350Z or whatever. I don't know anything about r/c cars and how to maintain them I just want to get one where I can play with it till it's out of gas then give it some more gas and play with it some more. Any suggestions on which I should get? Something not so expensive. Something that can go pretty fast too 40 km/h maybe?

FIrst off, buy an electric. They're much easier to maintain for a newbie to the hobby. I see that you have a misconception about them already. You don't buy a 350Z, you buy a chassis and get a 350Z body. Again, I say get an electric due to the maintenance. Since it appears that you don't WANT to do any maintenance, I might even say to stick to Radioshack. Every hobby class car that you get will need some maintenance periodically. Some not as much as others, but it's still required.

Quoted from my other post in another thread.

The first mistake you are making is wanting a gas. I tell this to all the people that are planning on getting into RC and want a nitro, then they come back later thanking me.

Go electric if this is your first real RC. Electrics can be/are just as good as nitro's. They are also less complicated, and less expensive. When one thing breaks with a nitro, sometimes you have to rip apart the enitre RC to fix the problem. A lot of people do not know how the basics of RCs work so they cant identify the problem resulting in major problems, then they just become $400-$600 dust collectors.

IImportSupra (Josh) was thinking about getting a gas car for his first, then I told him about it, and now he's going to stick with electric for his first.

I have raced both nitro and electric, the only difference I noticed is the cost, complexity, and noise. With my old T-Maxx I was having the cops called all the time because my truck was too noisy.



You also mentioned something where you can run until its out of gas and just fill her up again, thats never going to happen with a nitro RC.

Also, maintence is almost after every run with a nitro. They have to be super clean to work well and last long.

Hmm.. maybe I didn't make myself clear. Or I was an idiot when I typed that. OK let me try again.I am willing to do maintenance work on my car if I have to and if it's needed. And the run and fill her up and run again thing. If I have to do some maintenance before that I'd also do it before I drive it again. I just need something that's quick, uses nitro, is good quality and doesn't cost too much. It's just that having a nitro car can sometimes be more convenient when you're out. Or am I wrong? I am looking at the 4TEC Nitro and it says that it needs 12 "AA" batteries?

Hmm.. maybe I didn't make myself clear. Or I was an idiot when I typed that. OK let me try again.I am willing to do maintenance work on my car if I have to and if it's needed. And the run and fill her up and run again thing. If I have to do some maintenance before that I'd also do it before I drive it again. I just need something that's quick, uses nitro, is good quality and doesn't cost too much. It's just that having a nitro car can sometimes be more convenient when you're out. Or am I wrong? I am looking at the 4TEC Nitro and it says that it needs 12 "AA" batteries?

I'll try to hit all the points in your paragraph.

With nitro's, heavy maintenence will be needed, as well as extensive knowledge of RC's and how everything works.

Quick, I know people that have 75MPH ELECTRIC cars. Why are you so dead set on nitro? You also mentioned price? A decent nitro will cost about $300, and thats not RTR, you will spend another $200-$300 on stuff to get it running. Also, gas isnt cheap. Every few hours my friend runs his T-Maxx he uses about $50 of fuel.

When you are out, away from your house at a park or something, nitro is less convenient. You have to some times mix the gas, as well as perform maintenence and adjustments. If your far from all your tools, and one thing goes wrong you have to bring everything back home, rip it apart, and fix it. With electric, bring a couple hex-hed wrenches, a screwdriver, and your set if anything comes loose or goes wrong. Oh, dont forget the peak charger.

The 12 batteries are for the starter and electronics.

Yes nitro's are very hard to matain. I hardly drive my maxx for that reason. I got to get that out and running soon. So i say go to electric. Plus the people around you will not yell at you for having a noisey thing running around.

OK, I bought a somewhat cheap electric model. It came with a 9.6V 700 mAh battery and I was planning to buy a 9.6V 2000mAh battery made by Winner Circle. Will this work on my car and which charger do I need to charge it? Need response A.S.A.P

Sounds like a radioshack car. If the battery is like a group of cells in a square shape. Go to radioshack and ask for a charger. Or you could shell out money to get a hobby grade charger. That way you will get more MAH in the battery and it will be more charged so you can go out and run your little car more then what you would of got with the little wall charger if you went to radioshack and got. See there is a method to my madness.

OK, I bought a somewhat cheap electric model. It came with a 9.6V 700 mAh battery and I was planning to buy a 9.6V 2000mAh battery made by Winner Circle. Will this work on my car and which charger do I need to charge it? Need response A.S.A.P

If you have a camera, post pics for us to see.

Why did you go so cheap? If you are going to judge real electric RC's by that...I dont even know what to say. Its like judging how to ride a horse by riding your dog.

Why did you go so cheap? If you are going to judge real electric RC's by that...I dont even know what to say. Its like judging how to ride a horse by riding your dog.

I know what you mean. People want a real R/C car but don't think that you have to spend more than $100 (with the exception being if it's a used hobby grade car), and bitch when it breaks. I don't understand why you would do that. And on top of everything, a lot of people think that Radioshack cars can be competitive against hobby shop cars. :disappoin :screwy: :confused:

Hahaha, my little cheap car is shit. I was just wondering if the 9.6V 2000mAh would work on the car. It's just a simple Jadatoys Apexi RX-8. I am not looking for anything too complicated. So answers please ......
Oh yeah..

What about this... http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljpage.cgi?TAM49334 .. ?

Or maybe you can point me into the right direction to a good electric rc?
Maybe something I can buy that is ready to run. Something that goes fast, is not too expensive and is good quality.

For a cheap RTR car that could go faster then that little crapy on now. Look in my drift thread for a car maker called Tamiya. There are a few listings there of good beginer's cars.

Hahaha, my little cheap car is shit. I was just wondering if the 9.6V 2000mAh would work on the car. It's just a simple Jadatoys Apexi RX-8. I am not looking for anything too complicated. So answers please ......
Oh yeah..

What about this... http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljpage.cgi?TAM49334 .. ?

Or maybe you can point me into the right direction to a good electric rc?
Maybe something I can buy that is ready to run. Something that goes fast, is not too expensive and is good quality.

And still, you insist on looking at toy/toylike R/C's.* What's your budget?


*I know that Tamiya makes hobby R/C's, but the one he wants now is just pathetic. :disappoin

My budget is around 200 CND max?

My budget is around 200 CND max?

And what would it have been if you hadn't bought the other cars?

200CND max.. I can probably re-sell the car I bought on a forum
I can probably pay more.. just.. un-easy cause it's a lot of money. Also.. can you give me some links to some websites where I can order some rc cars?

How about a HPI MT2 For $355 CND.. what do you think about that price?

How about a HPI MT2 For $355 CND.. what do you think about that price?

I wouldn't get the MT2, I haven't heard hardly anything good about them. Do you want an on-road or off-road? Whichever you pick, I can recommend some cars to look at.

Off and on.. something that can do both like the mt2

WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT! :eek7:

Off and on.. something that can do both like the mt2

WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT! :eek7:

For one, the only MT2 that I can find is nitro. Second, you can get better quality if you look around at other cars. Do a little research on your own.

I wouldn't get one of those either. Nothing wrong with Hpi though. I just don't think they are appeling to me anymore.

Complicating stuff for the gas powered.. :eek7:

gas powered cars aren't really that complicated yes they do need a lot of maintenance i know i had to learn the hard way

i advise that you get an electric car they can keep up with nitros too and alot easier to maintain

my friend told me to get an electric first because nitros can be hard to control if ur a newbie to powerful rc cars well not powerful but fast..it was very hard for me to control especialy while turning
plus you have to break in the engine before you can actually go fast,tunning that can be a real pain in the ass but if you really like cars then it will be kinda fun

Hey if you do end up getting nitro you can im here if you need me but im pretty sure you should ask others

dude good luck but if u like spending money go buy a nitro but if u want easy fun buy a good electric

cheers