I am thinking about buying my first real rc very soon. I am wanting to buy either a stadium truck or a monster truck. I have never bought a rc before (besides when I was little had one from the local toy store you know nothing serious) What do you guys recomend for a good first timer ready to run car/truck. I want something that is good for tearing around the yard, is made for big jumps, and can handle the abuse of taking it to the sand dunes here in michigan. Should I get 2wd or 4wd is there really that big of a advantage with 4wd? or is 2wd fine? Should i go nitro or elec? I was kind of thinking to go nitro. I have looked at the traxxas trucks and they seem cool but they seem kind of pricey for a first timers truck. Are they worh the money or is their something better for less? What is better for the type of driving that i described a monter truck or a stadium? I don't really plan on being a serious racer or anything.... any help would be greatly appreciated to a newbie.

Thanks

matt

Bashing(ST), RC10GT, Hard bashing(MT), HPI Savage.

Or get both!

I won't pretend to know everything about these fine hobby toys, but I do own four of them. A rc10 electric and a jrx2 electric. Two very good buggies, easy to use, easy to keep up and no noise to bother neighbors. The other two cars are a MGT Associated Monster truck 4x4 and an Associated rc10 GT Plus. Both nitro.

For the use you describe the 4x4 is way better and probably necessary. Nitro requires understanding to run and tune but much more fun. A lot of noise from the Monster truck and about 1/3 the noise with the 2wd rc10 GT.

I find the Monster Truck can do everything, but is a handful in the street in front of the House. Because it is tall, it is also top heavy and is easy to roll on faster turns on asphalt. That roll is lessened with Pro Line road rage street tires on 40 series wheels and the suspension set as low as it will go. Works a lot better in the street, but then loses its off road extreme strength. So, as a result I am always changing tires and wheels back and forth for the conditions.

I got the rc10 gt just because it is so much fun to drive. On the street with all teraine (sp?) tires on the back it just hauls great, also on grass and somewhat on dirt. Because I took the restrictor out of the carb, it drives like it's on ice on loose dirt.

The rc10 GT is very well made and just a lot of fun and faster than the monster truck in all cases, but can't do some things the Monster does.

So, in my opinion you would probably be happier with one of the most popular 4x4 monster trucks. You should probably get whatever is most popular at the hobby store you will be dealing with, because I assure you, no matter how well your car or truck is made you will be back for hop ups and repairs. Nothing wrong with that, its just part of the hoppy.

Good luck and let us know what you get.


Dennis

First off you should definitely get a nitro vehicle. You mentioned that you thought traxxas was expensive. I don't think they're that bad. For a first timer I would get a stadium truck because the larger wheel base making them easier to control and they're sturdy and can take a beating. I race stadium trucks and will probably never race anything else considering I currently have 5 losi xxx-nts.

wow why do you have 5 xxx-nt's?

It's a long story. But the condensed version is I started buying and selling on ebay. It's very addictive.[]