alright ive been lookin around for a few weeks now and would really like to get into the hobby
my question is what are some good cars to start out with??
i was looking around and came across a few that i liked
http://www.hobbytron.net/T-CEN9402.html
and
http://www.hobbytron.net/Nitro-Ford-...P1-series.html
pretty much all im looking for is a beginer car thats gona go pretty and also something that i can upgrade later on
thanks for any help

If you have your heart set on Nitro, Look for a RTR, heck if you are even looking at electric go RTR.

What is RTR you ask, RTR means Ready to run. It comes with almost everything you will need to go out of the box. You will need fuel, batteries and maybe a few other small things. I like the touring cars the HPI makes. thier site is HPIracing.com. The RS4 RTR 3evo is a sweet car. And if you dont like the body just get a differant one.



And you can get it for around $320.
Andy

another question ive got is if i was to get that kit and get a new body for it dose the body come pre painted or would i have to paint it
thanks again

wait scratch that i found out what i needed

DONT BUY FROM HOBBY TRON...buy from your lhs they need the money more than hobby tron even if it cost a lil more...and if u buy from them youll know what parts they have so youll know what car to get...

I agree that your LHS (Local Hobby Store) will be more inclined to help you especially if you buy from them..
BUT.. if your smart with your money and if you know exactly what you need (just takes some research), you can go ahead and browse online stores like towerhobbies, acehobbies etc.

Also.. Dont look without knowing what you want.

Do you want offroad/Onroad?
Do you want a monster truck thats slightly slower but goes over everything?
Do you want a 1/10 scale onroad car that has superb speed and handling capabilities?


My advice.. do your homework and make sure you KNOW what you want before you go shopping.
If you go to your LHS and say "I dont know what I want.. heres 500 bucks".. I'm sure you wont be too happy!

ram

also i would just like to add that hpi makes some nice cars for the beginner and more expert driver. before u get ur car learn how to clean and tune the engine and how to do everthing or just ash ur lhs

Sounds like you're speaking from experience. Ram is right, you do need to decide where you are planning on running it and what you want from it to decide what kind of vehicle to buy. If you have no large, paved spaces available to you, an on-road probably doesn't make much sense.

yeah give us some info and then we can help out some more...

what im mainly looking for is a fast on road car that later on if i wanted i could use in races and other things
thanks for all the help

In that case, you're probably looking at an Associated Nitro TC3. It's a good all around performer and will be better suited to unprepared surfaces (small pebbles and debris are a belt drive's enemy). It is a fairly durable car. Parts are readily available (both stock and aftermarket). It's a capable racer in stock form.