1. 1/8th Scale

2. 4WD 2 wheeldrive with the power these cars have you will spend all day trying to keep the car straight.

3. If you are new RTR is the way to go, if you can read directions and have 6-8 hours to put a car together then get a kit, kits generally come with the best parts the company sells that you can put on the car, minus electronics and motor.

4. Kit then motor then radio. Kits Hyper 7 PRO PBS (pivot ball suspension) Kyosho Kanai III Mugen MBX-5. Motors, I would looks close at the RB WS7II ($300-$325) excellent ratings more horsepower then you will ever probably need, and RB has a knack for excellent reliability.

5. The buggys are a little like Ford Versus Chevy, about the 3-4 major brands all produce excellent buggys, Kyosho Kanai III is about the most expensive kit followed closely by the Mugen Hyper 7 Pro being the cheaper, not by far meaning the "cheapest" in the right hands I dont think anything but a driver could make one of these cars better than the other.

6. Generally you will see 16-30% nitro methane 16% reserved for the smaller engines mainly .12-.15 if your buggy comes with something like this, you arent getting your moneys worth, .21-.28 are "Big Blocks" 20-30% Nitro here. The higher the nitro the more power but the less time youe engine will "probably" last.

7. Ive never heard of 15 gallons, I guess it you drive it conservatively, 8 gallons I would guess is closer to the norm, when I first started, I was looking for something that was going to last 100,000 miles, well 8 gallons is alot of fuel considering the average tank is only 125cc, a gallon lasts atleast 20 tanks, so all in all ask your real car to go through 140 full tanks of gas see how many miles you can get out of it, plus the average buggy motor spins 36,000 to 50,000 RPM

8. 1/8th scale buggys should all fit the same motors, they are all designed the same to fit in just about the same place. Specific motor parts are not likely interchangeable.

9. Lights the plug for start. I leave mine on for a little after I get it running to burn some fuel and help with warm up. maybe 15-30 secs.

10. www.ofna.com www.towerhobbies.com www.acehardwarehobbies.com www.nitrohouse.com www.kyosho.com www.mugenseiki.com

Overall for the money a Hyper 7 is about the most popular car, I went to the track last week there were about 25 buggys there, one guy had 4 Hypers and I saw 2 Mugen 1 Kyosho Inferno and the rest besides mine were Hyper 7s I had the only Ofna 9.5. which is also a great car, its about $50 cheaper in RTR form and you can bash it pretty good. but for $50 more you get the hyper 7 more upgrade parts PBS suspension and a starter box. well worth it