Electric is more of an upfront cost, but Nitro costs forever!!! The thing with electric is they're actually faster if you get a good Brushless setup, but nitro is a LOT of fun. Nitro, however, has been having shortages, which I think are over, but you never know when it might happen again. With electric, you spend a lot of money up front on batteries and a good charger. Although, once you've spent that money you don't have to spend any $ for a couple of years. With Nitro you spend money on the vehicle, but you need to buy nitro constantly, which is at $30+ a gallon!!!![X(] Nitro is a lot of fun, but it keeps getting more and more expensive(When I got my first nitro it was $12 a gallon). Don't expect nitro to go down with gas prices either, as it is a totally different form of fuel that not a lot of people make. For a while their it was hard to get nitro. Also, keep in mind that nitro is made from alcohol, that's why it won't go down with gas prices. The way things are going, people are getting into Ethanol and Methanol, even though it's a less efficient form of powering a vehicle, so the supplies will go to 1:1 cars before they go to RC cars. I'm a 1:1 car guy and I'm deep in the industry, trust me, nitro will only get more expensive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!