without knowing what your budget is... I'd recommend what I ended up getting... a [link=http://www.traxxas.com/products/nitro/nrustler/trx_nrustler.htm]Nitro Rustler[/link]... just a suggestion.

They're not too expensive and they run pretty doggone fast.
I'm a newb... so I'll probably get "voted down"... but oh well, I like it.
- co