Remote control cars for boys?

[M-technik-3]

Duratrax Vendetta SC RTR?

http://www.towerhobbies.com/products/duratrax/dtxd17_e.html

Is this any good for a basic RTR car? I have not been into RC's in 10 years or so and my GF's kids want one bad. My son and I had Tamiya's and they were great but deflated dollar means they cost more these days.

Plus at 1/18 scale they could be run in the garage.

Thoughts and opinions?

[CabbE30]

Team Losi has a bunch of 1/18ths. Most rtr.
They're what i run, check it out.

http://www.losi.com/Products/Start.aspx

I wouldn't get the 1/36th or 1/24th. They're too small, delicate, and actually harder to work on I think.

[White325is]

I ran a duratrax mini quake a few years ago. I thought that was a fun and fast little bugger. I gave it to erict on here. I had a good 300.00 in hopup parts on it alone.

[M-technik-3]

Team Losi was just a break away from Associated correct. Basically I need a durable beater up for some twin 8 year olds.

[CabbE30]

My stepdad and i ran Associated and Losi since i can remember. I would just get 1 or 2 Mini-Ts. Theyre cheaper than the rest, entry-level therefore easy to use and fix, parts are readily available and cheapish if they break. It was the first 1/18th scale i got, and it pretty much launched the 1/18th industry.

This was a few years back and then they only had 2 1/18th cars from losi. I just went to the site and i guess they have ALOT more choices now. Just my .02

[pfahls1]

I bought my daughter a Pro-Pulse 1/18 truck a few years back at RS for 110 bucks. Durable, upradable and cheep. You can get them now for under 60 bucks at various online stores. They will do 20+ mph out of the box and with brushless upgrades are capable of a lot more. They are not Traxxas, losi or HPI quality but close for a lot less money.

Team Losi was just a break away from Associated correct. Basically I need a durable beater up for some twin 8 year olds.

[M-technik-3]

Thanks just read this review of mini's

http://www.atomicmods.com/Categories/Article---1-18-4WD-Mini-Truck-Shootout.aspx

Tower has the DuraTrax on sale so I might lean this way need to do some more reviews.

[bmw2002tiiagave]

Traxxas T-max. the thing is a beast and comes in RTR form!

[CabbE30]

[aaron325ix]

should you be worried about the front diff on those hard launches? Sorry, iX joke. Serioulsy, those things look fun as hell. Would people consider me a geek if i bought one and played with it in my back yard?

[CabbE30]

^They will until they start playing with it then they'll be like OMGZ! I want 1! I know thats how i was.

[HellzMindPlaya]

That's the best place to play with one! If you want to play in the grass a 1/10th scale monster truck, buggy or truck would be best as they don't tend to get stuck in the grass as much as a 1/18th scale would. I have a Team Associated RC18R, the rally car version, and it is a lo of fun with the brushless motor in it. Way too low to the floor for anything but really smoth dirt and asphalt.

[aaron325ix]

I just might have to ask santa for one. I assume theres all sorts of mods you can do to them?

[CabbE30]

^So many mods. You'd be surprised. Motors, aluminium parts, shocks, electronics, etc.

[DRTSRFR]

What about a crawler?

They can be run anywere, and EVERYTHING is an obstacle.