Been in the hobby for 17yrs and nothing puts a smile on my face like Nitro. Tuning is not as hard as some say and really not much cleaning either. I run my Jato and Savage X quite often. Since the Jato sees the pavement it really doesn't get dirty. I run it till out runs out of fuel and never have oil out fuel leaking from the exhaust pipe. My Savage plays in dirt, mud, grass, and pavement and only clean it about once a month. If that. You run an electric through the save dirt, mud, and grass out is going to get just as dirty. They require in my opinion almost the same amount of maintenance. They both have diffs, oil filled shocks, and so on. Only extra step with nitro is some after run oil in the engine. Takes about 5 minutes tops.

I have run electric and for me it's just not the same. They are crazy fast but nit as much fun for me. But what is not fun for me may be a blast for you. Ultimately it's up to you and what you are looking for.