Here is a question from Yahoo Answers, asked often by people looking to get into the RC Truck hobby…
I’m going to buy a rc car when i get my tax return. I want a to buy a rc truck i can take off roading. i was just wondering which is better for off road gas or electric?
When I started in R/C many moons ago, I started with an electric Tamiya Dirt Thrasher. I was fun and all, but you could only get 5-7 min of run time on a battery pack and charging and conditioning multiple batteries was very tedious, taking away from the fun. My next r/c was a HPI nitro powered truck. The difference was HUGE. More power, more run time. Yes there is more maintenance involved to keep it running and clean, but I am still a nitro fan!! If this is going to be your first R/C car, go with a Traxxas T-max or Revo. They come ready to run, just need batteries and fuel and replacement parts are readily available, because you will break parts. Good Luck!
OK, here’s my take on it. It really depends on your personality. If you want to enjoy maximum speed & power you should go with gas RC trucks. They typically run longer than electric, and are a lot more fun to drive. The only thing is you need to perform maintenance. Plain and simple your gas powered RC truck needs to be taken care of. If you don’t, then your truck will have problems. Taking care of a gas RC truck is not all that difficult… but it needs to be done.
Now, if you want to skip all the maintenance issues and don’t mind sacrificing speed & performance, then go with the electric. You’ll also have shorter run times, but that is easy to work around. Just keep an extra fully charged battery around to swap out.
Personally I’d prefer the gas RC truck, but that’s just my opinion.
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When I started in R/C many moons ago, I started with an electric Tamiya Dirt Thrasher. I was fun and all, but you could only get 5-7 min of run time on a battery pack and charging and conditioning multiple batteries was very tedious, taking away from the fun. My next r/c was a HPI nitro powered truck. The difference was HUGE. More power, more run time. Yes there is more maintenance involved to keep it running and clean, but I am still a nitro fan!! If this is going to be your first R/C car, go with a Traxxas T-max or Revo. They come ready to run, just need batteries and fuel and replacement parts are readily available, because you will break parts. Good Luck!
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