RE: First truck for the wife??? Help
Buy her the truck (you always wanted) for her birthday!! Actually Id make real sure thats what she truly wants, or you'll be telling the dog to slide over in the dog house to make room for you!!
I just like nitro better because they have a lot more run time then thier electric brothers, and stadium trucks like everyone else has said worthless in grass thats unmowed, and that includes nitro. How about A tamiya TNX they are electric start, and run about 309.00 shipped from ultimate hobbies. Trust me they are fast and a lot of fun, or the Revo. I own both, I like the TNX better.
I saw some electrics run at a track, and they are super quick, I watched one hunt down a kyosho 777. But you need at least 3 to 4 battery packs a decent charger. Its reccomended you don't run them more then 2 runs in a day (the packs) Im sure there are guys who know more about this then me, you get 10 minute runs.
Nitro's at least a hour of running before battery replacement don't forget the failsafe, just in case.
Good luck