[geeks] R/C vehicle suggestions

[Martin Wedel]

The HPI Nitro MT RTR truck is a great alternative truck, should be around
350$.
Fuel runs me like 13$ a gallon,and glo plugs around 5$ each, I use about
two of each a
year. The T-Maxx is the pimp-mobile right now, having reverse and all, but
I've found Traxxas engines are not as durabel and easy to run/start/tune
as the HPIs. Besides, I can't really think of many times I would have
needed reverse out on the dirt. If you can't drive over it, you
probably ran into it, practice will eliminate most of that.
Don't even bother with the street trucks, they sit too low to
have much fun anywhere but baby butt smooth roads. Also, like anything, if
you ride them rough, you will break parts, and unless you know a well
stocked hbby shop, this means a few weeks downtime.

My latest toy is a 48" weedwhacker powered gas boat. Got to love the toys.
Feel free to email me if you have Nitro questions offline.

/Martin Wedel
sun at minor-element.net
www.minor-element.net

On Fri, 20 Jul 2001, Tugrul Galatali wrote:

> 	Anyone here have some experience with R/C trucks? My friend and I are
> looking for a new toy, and we are not sure how we want to proceed. I don't
> terribly mind investing 500$ in a new Traxxas T-Maxx and misc, but I haven't
> seen a good guide to what keeping the thing running will cost, aside from the
> fact that fuel runs <10$ a quart.
> 	We would start with a lower end model, but I don't think their Sport
> or Rustler models have a transmission that supports reverse, and to quote my
> friend "I'm not spending $270 on something that can't reverse". It would blow
> to go pick up the car everytime it confronted a daunting obstacle.
> 	I might be completely wrong, but there is a lot of data on this I can't
> quite consume yet. Need tips :)
>
> 	Tugrul Galatali
>
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