question for deciding on a rc car
 

I have a autistic 12yo son who, while he has some issues is amazing when it comes to electronics and mechanical understanding. Recently i had to spend 2 hours reassembling a neighbor kids RC car because they were playing with it and he made the mistake of not sending my son in and leaving his car outside near a tool box...... i am looking for something to get for my son to build and make changes to without a hefty price tag (under $200) but it has to be something that can be done without fine motor control and i know i wish to go with electric but i have no idea what to look for.

is there anyone who can help give me some advice?

Welcome to RCU.

When you say, "..something that can be done without fine motor control...", are you meaning fine motor skills that it takes to put a model together, or the RC being without fine motor control?

preferable both but mainly assembly/disassembly. it takes him about 3 minutes to unscrew a screw due to his disabilities

No kits will really be easy to build, sadly. The easiest kit to build that I can see is the Tamiya Grasshopper. You may need to build the transmission for him, but the rest is easy as far as building goes. You can also find time lapses of the building to see how bad it can be.

Kit; http://www.horizonhobby.com/TAM58346...FdgHgQodUUAH_Q

Radio; http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...und_Radio.html

Servo; http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...13sec_58g.html

Charger; http://www.atomikrc.com/collections/...alance-charger

Battery; http://www.atomikrc.com/collections/...universal-plug

Good luck with your search, and if you have any more questions, feel free to ask.

A Tamiya kit would be my first choice as well. Generally they have fewer pieces/parts to assemble than a lot of other manufacturers. Grasshopper...perfect. No oil filled shocks to build :).

I know a Tamiya lunchbox is really simple. My only concern with kits like it are that many of the screws are self tapping (into plastic parts) so it can require some strength.

But a kit like the lunchbox Im sure he will enjoy. There are still plenty of bits he can put together, even if you have to turn the screw driver for him.

Tamiya also has some really basic kits that are electric under their education series. These don't come radio controlled, but are small, snap fit+screw together and wont break the bank:
http://www.tamiyausa.com/items/geniu...-crawler-70211

i am going to try the arm crawler and the 4wd chassis kit and go from there. thank you everyone for the information. you have helped me find exactly what i was looking for and i hope he will be building more in the years to come.