RE: getting back into hobby, would appreciate some opinions...
I would absolutely fix up the old car. I have an old RC10CE that was a B-Day present way back when I was about 12 and still bring it out for the occasional vintage race. In bashing it holds it's own with modern 2WD chassis but it does take some tuning. The Stealth trans is pretty durable but I would stick to mild brushless systems. As djyjrlz said.. Lipo batteries are the way to go so don't waste your money on NiMh.