RE: Does the hobby really need to be cheaper?
i hate it when people ask how much i paid for this car and if i tell them i paid say $200 (when in fact i payed much more) they go oh buts thats not worth it its only a toy car like the ones at the Walmart or somethng like it.
If have ever oppened one of those kiddy $80 RC Cars u will find a small motor connected to a electronic board and a motor with some springs to make a servo sitting on a 2 cheap quality plastic panels with no ball bearings any where. furthermore the tires are made of the plastic and the car will reach a top speed of 4mph and eventually stop working in a month or 2 and u cant fix it cause there is no spare parts and u cant sell it cause who wants it.
So if kid wanted to be in RC for a year and bought these cheap kiddy cars he would pay $960 a year for slow cars cause he had to get a new one every month. With that money he can get a decent electric brushless car with lipo and have 60mph for less, and whats better, one super fast reliable car or 12 slow 4mph ones