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R/C the most expensive hobby ? - 9/8/2005 9:17 AM   
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Status: offline 		Just wondering about you guys opinions about that what would've been the most expensive hobby ? I just got into this hobby a month ago, my truck is still under construction. Before R/C, I was a heavy computer game player, spending thousands dollars a year to buy new parts, and games. One of my friends was even crazy, he would buy new video cards almost every season(they cost at least $500)not to mention each games cost $60. I personally think that's a very expensive hobby. So what do you guys think is the most expensive hobby ?

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RE: R/C the most expensive hobby ? - 9/8/2005 11:14 AM   
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Status: offline 		wow thats just stupid... spending thousands of dollars on a couple colours on a screen....

the most expensive hobby would probably be buying Art or something lol...

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RE: R/C the most expensive hobby ? - 9/8/2005 11:31 AM   
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RE: R/C the most expensive hobby ? - 9/8/2005 5:09 PM   
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well i just recently put a computer togetherto play video games and it cost me about $1800 and my FG Evo 02 cost me $1200 so far.
I am one of those hardcore gamers if i don't play it i get sick

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RE: R/C the most expensive hobby ? - 9/8/2005 5:39 PM   
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RE: R/C the most expensive hobby ? - 9/8/2005 9:23 PM   
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Status: offline 		i would say that the most expensive hobby that is really popular would DEFFINITALLY have to be paintball. i mean, guys who play in tourneys every weekend spend an excess of 350 on paint and n2 alone! then account for the 1200 dollar gun and 500 in upgrades...its sick.

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RE: R/C the most expensive hobby ? - 9/8/2005 10:40 PM   
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i would say that the most expensive hobby that is really popular would DEFFINITALLY have to be paintball. i mean, guys who play in tourneys every weekend spend an excess of 350 on paint and n2 alone! then account for the 1200 dollar gun and 500 in upgrades...its sick.


Thats why i an not in that hobby lol .. I have a Wallmart paint ball gun that uses co2 drop in cylinders.. Diffinitly not for tourny use

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RE: R/C the most expensive hobby ? - 9/8/2005 11:20 PM   
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RE: R/C the most expensive hobby ? - 9/8/2005 11:54 PM   
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Status: offline 		Anyone heard of Bmx racers? 500+ for a bike. 200 for a helmet. 150 for a jersey (unless u got a sponsorship). Various hop-ups here and there all add up. I heard of someones mom that spent like 10,000 on her sons' bikes.

Then theres road racing, like lance armstrong style (dont flame me for that, I dont kno) I saw a couple of bikes for 5000.

But R/c is expensive.


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RE: R/C the most expensive hobby ? - 9/9/2005 12:22 AM   
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Women are BY FAR the most expensive hobby...


Exsacly, just take her to starbucks, sereously I said to my self once "man this coffie could have bought me a tiebar..."

Thats when I realized I was a total rc nerd

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RE: R/C the most expensive hobby ? - 9/9/2005 12:54 AM   
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RE: R/C the most expensive hobby ? - 9/9/2005 2:43 AM   
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Status: offline 		R/C is my second hobby, My first is my saltwater reef. You want to talk money, you can spend it hardcore. I just spent 500.00 on the lights alone. lol. And the fish, most of which are at least 50 bucks a shot. You can spend it fast. RC is hard to keep in the winter...

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RE: R/C the most expensive hobby ? - 9/9/2005 2:52 AM   
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RE: R/C the most expensive hobby ? - 9/9/2005 3:41 AM   
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Status: offline 		RC is definately not as expensive as some of my other hobbies.
I like to ride my Yamaha Banshee, bike alone was 6500; and then new Toomey TR6 Pipes those were 500, Helmets 250 each I own 2, Graphics kit 115, thenregular maintenance like jetting and stuff like that, new tires every season...........etc

I also Wakeboard the boat alone is 45000 (Mastercraft X-9) then new boards and bindings it starts to add up

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RE: R/C the most expensive hobby ? - 9/9/2005 6:22 PM   
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RE: R/C the most expensive hobby ? - 9/9/2005 9:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		FULL SCALE MT'S ARE THE MOST EXPENSIVE HOBBY. those things cost over a HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS that is by far the most expensive hobby. lets see someone top that!

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RE: R/C the most expensive hobby ? - 9/9/2005 10:25 PM   
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RE: R/C the most expensive hobby ? - 9/9/2005 10:37 PM   
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RE: R/C the most expensive hobby ? - 9/10/2005 2:42 AM   
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RE: R/C the most expensive hobby ? - 9/10/2005 3:30 AM   
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Women are BY FAR the most expensive hobby...

No question about it.


Dammit... i was goin to say that but thank god i read it first before reposting it.

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RE: R/C the most expensive hobby ? - 9/10/2005 6:24 PM   
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Status: offline 		Before I got into RC I collected arcade games, I now have 6 pinball machines and 2 video games worth about $15,000. Couldn't justify another pinball at about $2000 so I got into RC, where its $100 here and $100 there with only a $500 purchase a couple of times a year for a new truck.
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RE: R/C the most expensive hobby ? - 9/11/2005 12:01 AM   
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RE: R/C the most expensive hobby ? - 9/11/2005 12:02 PM   
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I also sail skiffs. These cost a lot of $$ to be up the pointy end of the field. A lot of the cost is things such as money spent on travelling away for a few weeks to race. AS for the cost of keel boats.... lets just say if you have to ask then you can't afford it.

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RE: R/C the most expensive hobby ? - 9/11/2005 12:58 PM   
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FULL SCALE MT'S ARE THE MOST EXPENSIVE HOBBY. those things cost over a HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS that is by far the most expensive hobby. lets see someone top that!

There are guys who collect and fly full size jets, including retired military fighters.

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RE: R/C the most expensive hobby ? - 9/12/2005 12:28 AM   
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