I have been in and around the rc stuff but never into it completely and I have found nitro takes more time but I feel electric takes more money. Mainly because batteries are expensive and so are decent chargers. I'm the best with nitro but I haven't burned up any go plugs in my new savage but in my old tmaxx I never got it running right. I really do like the nitro for the sound and the smell. With the e electric you can run it and go to dinner in the clothes you wered wearing. With nitro you run it then change and maybe take a shower because it seems like the smell sticks with you. Just my experience and battery prices are coming down with lipo stuff now.