I want Nitro - where do I start?

[snotrag]

Hi guys...

Used to have a few electric tamiya 1/10th touring cars when I was wee, they were great fun if a pain in the ass (I never had many battteries or a fast charger!).
The problems I had were body shells getting smashed up too easy, crashing when you hit a 1 mm bit of gravel, and measly run times.

Anyway, I'd quite like some thing with a nitro engine. Now the problem I had with the touring/rally cars, is you needed pretty much smooth as hell tarmac or wood to drive em on.

I'm more interested in something I can powerslide around gravel car parks and fields (Will take it with me when I go mountain biking, will live in the car boot.)

And, I'd like to build it myself, as its half the fun, and presumably cheaper?

I know nothing so far - so hopefully you can guide me.

I also dont know how much all this costs, it may be more than I can afford.
In short have I will need the full kit, radio gear etc, and would like

-Proper engine
-Strong
-Kit form ( only really as I'm presuming this will be cheaper, no problems with me building it.)
-RWD or 4WD for powerslides
-Big as poss for given amount of money

Is 2nd hand a sensible idea or do you just get shagged stuff?

[MElliottUK]

HPI Buggie or Savage.

On the other hand check out this ebay fella for RC nitro cheap toys

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/RevolutionSh

I fancy one of these its a clone of a HPI RS4 looks like a bargin for the money

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-RTR-1-10-GP

[mr_oversteer]

have a look at a Schumacher menace 21!!
Fastest rc car i have ever driven and my bro got his one on ebay for £200 in mint condition-bargin

[neild1980]

ive got a marder fg if your interested like new wots your budget mate