Heres and idea choose one and then get the other and have the best of both worlds.. thats what i did,,, my opinion doesn't matter form your own.. get a losi electric buggy and a hyper 8 and call it a day.. i own 6 vehicles and if i could do it all over id just have those 2.. one thing is that no matter what i dont see to many people quit this hobby sometimes it just takes a back seat to something else but always comes back so get a good radio, electronics and tools the cars come and go but those things seem to stay (esc,chargers,ect..). BTW id start with electric because while your at the track racing you will get some much needed insight to rc cars in general.. and also you will prob want a nitro after seeing them all there...but that way you establish your chargers radios tools ect that way when you get a nitro there wont be such a large investment...