lil cuz getting into rc.
06-08-2008, 06:21 PM
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RE: lil cuz getting into rc.
he wants a rustler, but i told him since he lives on an half an acre i told him to get a stampede. my rustler gets bogged down in th grass, and his street is too busy to use rcs.
06-08-2008, 06:26 PM
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RE: lil cuz getting into rc.
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he wants a rustler, but i told him since he lives on an half an acre i told him to get a stampede. my rustler gets bogged down in th grass, and his street is too busy to use rcs.
he wants a rustler, but i told him since he lives on an half an acre i told him to get a stampede. my rustler gets bogged down in th grass, and his street is too busy to use rcs.
06-08-2008, 06:33 PM
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RE: lil cuz getting into rc.
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he needs convincing to go electric first then nitro so after this thread is done i'm make him read it.
he needs convincing to go electric first then nitro so after this thread is done i'm make him read it.
06-08-2008, 06:34 PM
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RE: lil cuz getting into rc.
nitro =
noisy
engine is hot
pipe is hot
uses EXPENSIVE FUEL
can't go blastin the car at full throt cuz you can say bybybe engine
you got to tune it EVERY time you take it out
you have to do a buncha steps to get it goin
nitros are EXPENSIVE to get runnin
electric=
quiet
fast
can go WOT (full throt) all you want and all you have to worry bout is the battery dyin
you can stick in a battery and have fun
can be made to FASTER than a nitro
noisy
engine is hot
pipe is hot
uses EXPENSIVE FUEL
can't go blastin the car at full throt cuz you can say bybybe engine
you got to tune it EVERY time you take it out
you have to do a buncha steps to get it goin
nitros are EXPENSIVE to get runnin
electric=
quiet
fast
can go WOT (full throt) all you want and all you have to worry bout is the battery dyin
you can stick in a battery and have fun
can be made to FASTER than a nitro
06-08-2008, 06:38 PM
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RE: lil cuz getting into rc.
Something about the hot pipe, and engine sounds bad for a 8 year old. I don't know how much income he makes, but he better be able to afford a $30 gallon of fuel. Along with all the spare supplies that a nitro needs including batteries for the Ez-start and a charger. I don't think he will be able to tune it either. I can almost promise you that someone besides the 8 year old will get stuck with the car. Why, because an 8 year old is not able to do the work that is required by nitro's. Especially after all this money, an 8 year old that doesn't know how to drive it will really cost a fortune.
Like I said, tell him before he buys it that you don't know how to run a nitro, and if it breaks you won't be able to help him fix it. You will get stuck fixing the truck on the weekend.
Like I said, tell him before he buys it that you don't know how to run a nitro, and if it breaks you won't be able to help him fix it. You will get stuck fixing the truck on the weekend.
06-08-2008, 08:58 PM
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RE: lil cuz getting into rc.
Look into Team Associated Trucks rather than traxxas, an RC18MT is the perfect candidate.. also look into Losi, Duratrax, Xray, and Thunder tiger. before deciding on traxxas, 
he should get an electric IMO
he should get an electric IMO
06-08-2008, 09:09 PM
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RE: lil cuz getting into rc.
Word to your cuz:
Hey, kid, I was in the same situation and I learned the hard way. Start with electric. When I was 6, I saw those nitro cars that were rated for going 70mph...I peed myself. Bought it. My elder brother didn't even know how to tune it right. I didn't even know how to maintain it. Before I knew it, it broke and it layed in my garage for 6 months, then it got thrown away by my father. Had I started with a starter, I'd have saved a great deal of money and I would've gained a poo load of knowledge.
I decided to make things right. I got a bandit vxl, and I'm staying electric. It's so much quieter, cleaner, and FASTER THAN NITRO!
You'll be glad if you start electric.
Hey, kid, I was in the same situation and I learned the hard way. Start with electric. When I was 6, I saw those nitro cars that were rated for going 70mph...I peed myself. Bought it. My elder brother didn't even know how to tune it right. I didn't even know how to maintain it. Before I knew it, it broke and it layed in my garage for 6 months, then it got thrown away by my father. Had I started with a starter, I'd have saved a great deal of money and I would've gained a poo load of knowledge.
I decided to make things right. I got a bandit vxl, and I'm staying electric. It's so much quieter, cleaner, and FASTER THAN NITRO!
You'll be glad if you start electric.
06-08-2008, 09:12 PM
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RE: lil cuz getting into rc.
yeah i have 2 nitros and they are one of the biggest pain in the ***es i have ever seen!i have a xl-5 rustler and that thing rocks!i'm selling nitros and going back to electric.the rustler was my first car and i still use it all the time.you have to know alot about nitros to run them.i had to learn that the hard way!and it sucked!
