so i just picked up a car about 3 weeks back, and im loving it. i just bought a RTRsetup, so im suffering though 4 hour charges and short run times becuase of the stock charger and such.

so the next step is new batteries and charge setup.

so teh choice im dealign with is to invest in a good peak charger with 2 or 3 NiMh ... or just skip to lipos.

i know the performance benifts of the lipos, and i already have a brushless setup so they will be even better. but im not planing to race or anything, i just like to have some fun, so the extra perfomamance is by no means required.

im selling a paintball gun to cover the costs, so consider the price range 150-225 ish for a rig and a couple of batteries.

go to hobbycity.com you should be able to get lipos/charger/ and misc extras (lvc, charging sack)  for around $150 or so

I'd skip to lipos right off, but at the very least get a lipo compatible charger.

nimh packs are a waste of time. just go right to lipo. you will end up getting them in the long run anyway.