I would have to say go nitro, electrics are just as expensive and you get more power for the money. Now yes you can get a electric that has more power then a nitro, but you will be spending a butt load and when money is an issue you dont have that ability to buy those motor's esc's and battery combo along with a good charger to charge those batteries.

Everyone says well nitro's involve so much tuning. Yeah some engine's are finicky but not all are. I have a .18cvr and I can go for weeks without tuning that thing. And I'm expecting to get at least 10+ gallons out of this engine, once you get a hang of the tunning thing then you wont have a problem. I have a XXX-T that I drive sometimes and yeah that thing is pretty quick, goes pretty good but it should for that amount of money I put into it. Yeah I will say that I still like electrics as I have been wanting to put a brushless motor in that xxx-t to see what it can do. But right now for the performance that I want out of it I cant really justify spending that much money for the ESC motor combo along with the batteries and a charger to make sure those costly lipo's dont blow up and burn down the house.


They both have there up and downs but for me nitro is the way to go. For the fact, I love the smell, the sound the power, my .18cvr cost $109.99 and for a motor, esc and battery combo for an electric to match that power will cost way more then that. Thats why I would choose nitro, but thats just my opinion.