Radio controlled petrol cars

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SO, i was supposed to be shopping for the girlfriends birthday present on Saturday and just so happened to pop into a Gadget Shop. Among all the usuall stuff they had was this massive RC petrol (NOT nitro) RC car that was about £775 (I've since found it online for £640ish)....Needless to say girlfriends pressie was soon forgotten and i got talking to the guy about this car!!

Anyone got or raced one of these things (HPI Baja 5) ? Are they as easy to maintain and run as the guy trying to sell me it was making out (poor in unleaded fuel and some oil and away you go!!)?

I've also been looking at some cheaper alternatives as i don't think i could justify that much money for a toy. XRC seem to do some ready to race buggies around the same size for about half the price....are they any good?

 

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you can get a banged up scooter and race it for that price

I could also spend that same amount of money on chocolate but wouldn't change the fact i want an RC car !! lol

I had thought about nitro but it seemed a lot easier using normal petrol plus the cars are supposed to be easier to maintain .

 

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Thanks for the advice and info JAMAL, really like the look of your monster truck!!
I like the look of the buggy's although having seen that truck of yours i certainly wouldn't say no to one of them !!

 

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Glad i started this thread, certainly getting loads of info and a lot cheaper than buying a magazine !!
Still tempted with the Baja 5 but those monsters look awesome!! Think i might have to go to a proper hobby shop and ivestigate further