RE: Durable, waterproof, tough bashers. Alternatives?
thing is with brushless, you have to give it a rest, you COULD run it nonstop for a hour or so (with 3 batteries) but the motor and esc should have a break in-between, or you risk putting it in thermal shutdown. my pan car can go almost 50 minutes on one battery, but if I don't give it a break after 30 or so, it starts to go "thermal" and loses performance or shuts down until it cools.
that hpi bullet is small enough and light enough that a gallon of gas will last you possibly 13mins per tank, and I think that could net you about 10.7 hours of runtime per gallon.
a heavy 4wd brushless car can eat a 5000mah battery under 20 minutes and a proper charge will take 1 hour, less if you fast charge it (and decrease it's life), and unless you go the generic route a 5000mah lipo will cost you $50- $100.
the price you pay for fuel isn't so bad, it would cost me about $40 and I get fuel on the cheap by me