It's a very fun hobby, and even better when it does pay for itself! This
hasn't been the case until I started a new strategy, buying RC trucks that
are the most popular, durable and have good parts support in the area. It
doesn't matter how good of a truck it is if no one wants it or the parts
support isn't the best. I like picking them up used for cents on the dollar
when they are sorely in need of tuning and/or cleaning and repairs, much
like the list owner does with Mercedes. I bought two team Associated
RC10GT2 nitro-powered trucks for $160 that needed about $20 in parts and a
good cleaning and tuning to be perfect. It's $300 for a new one. After
owning them for a couple months, I only found myself driving one of them so
decided to sell one off. I also sold my brushed electric Traxxas slash
which left me $20 short of the new electric Traxxas rustler VXL Brushless I
wanted. It has pretty good resale value, but I have no reason to sell it
since it's about all the speed I can handle (even faster than the gasser)
and waterproof too. It is warranted to go 6 feet underwater! Try that with
a Mercedes Diesel! :D
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon
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