:rolleyes::rolleyes:

If you're too imcompetent to tune an engine - which is hardly rocket science, and have ADD and just want to play with a toy that doesn't take any input(supposedly), "go electric." If you like watching action movies and NFL games on mute, "go electric".. If getting a bit of oil on your hands is like breaking a nail is for a woman, etc etc.. And on and on...

Yes, same ole' thing from me. But I'm just responding to the same ole' trash-talking garbage from electric fan-girls.

I would actually like to try an electric - an SC8.2e, but it's WAY too expensive getting started. IMHO anything smaller than 8th scale is a toy, and anything bigger is disproportionately expensive(seen what a 5T body costs, or just some wheel nuts?...) But as the guy posted above, ultimately I don't care how fast an electric is, it just doesn't provide the thrill that nitro does. So I'd be sitting there with €800 wrapped up in an SC8.2e, and even at like 50mph, after a few passes it'd still be like, "um... yeah... OK. Sigh..." All of RC, even electric, requires input(there's a lot to learn with electric it seems...), but part of the reward of nitro is having mastered something, and having all the bits working in harmony and pounding out 30,000 RPM's.. Nitro is exhilerating in a way electric can never be.

IMO of course... :)

Well put, OG :-)

Good info here honestly i like both electric and nitro. I have always been more into nitro then electric as i like to tinker with stuff and tuning is a breeze for me so that aint an issue. Honestly its more so my gf can play with us and enjoy rcs like the rest of us. She didnt like rcs at first but i let her try my nitros here and there and she fell into it and now she wants her own. And being me as i love the savage line of trucks i thought a electric savage would be good for her and i wanted something with enogh power that i could have fun with also. I wanted something i can play with at any time of day considering i have neighbors and some dont like the loud noises and what not. I agree that neither nitro or electric are better then eachother. They are just different in the way they are powered. Not really so much as good for different reasons tho cause u can do just as much with a electric as u can a nitro. I just dont like having to wait for batteries to charge. But my gf probably wont play as much as i do so it might not be so bad. I just love savages and they are a blast to drive.

lol, calm down there little buddy... but, which part about what i posted either wasnt true or was trash talking?

as far as i can tell your post is the first one with any trash talking in this thread.

I like the power of my flux and how its so quiet and how it stays so clean. Electric also requires quite a learning curve so its not like electric is actually any easier. As good as electric is though, after a while it just seems like a toy truck. Nitro requires persistence, skill, and to be honest i don't mind spending a couple hours working on my nitro savage for every 20 minutes i spend running. Definitely rewarding running nitro.

Matt

I just installed a 3 speed in my savage x 4.6. Been measin with that a lil and started building my flux. Its getting there just need a few more parts for the roller and then some electronics.

Lol, if nitro isn't that difficult to tune or setup (according to you) whats so rewarding about getting it all to work in harmony as you so put it?:rolleyes:

But from what I can gather, if its noise and smell that exhilarates you, I can see why electric isn't your cup of tea. You dont happen to ride a HD with straight pipes, do you? That would explain it anyways.:lol:

I like both but I find nitro more exciting . Now tuning a Baja lovin it too. PS I spend 20 minutes for every 2 hours of running my savage. : -)

I had a 5B for a couple of years and just didn't have the room to run it and ended up selling it last december. 1/8 MT is just the right size for me.

Matt

this thread makes me want another nitro now... haha

So sad.. All this rant i see al over the internet of how electric is better but in here i see nothing good about it lol. People crack me up. Every hobby shop i go to around here tells me that nitro is almost extinct and electric (brushless power) is gonna take over.. Hmm

just some of my thoughts...

Considering me alone
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- nitro all the way...

Considering me and my kids - nitro 40%, Electric 60%..
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there is an element of 'feel control combination' with nitro (as well as sound of pipe, the smoke, the acceleration etc)...
- my kids - 'feel control combination'..dad - why engine died? dad why engine this and that..hence 60% electric...they are too young to have that 'feel control', even my 15 year old is the same..lack of feel...that is why kids don't drive a 1:1 car (stick).

i just set and configure everything (electric)..and almost a plug and play for my kids(and me - i admit, it is also fun) to play with it. They can trash and bash all they want.

considering me and my Financial Controller(wife)
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...no Nitro and no Electric RC altogether hahaha....but FC settled for RC compared to the rest of my other hobbies....:smile:

each of the 2 (nitro or Electric) is fun and exiting in its own way and depends on how one wants out of it..ones personal preference/requirement.

in my scenario/environment/requirement, I go for both 50-50, equal - hence i have 2 nitro MT and 2 Electric MT between me and my 3 boys..

its a convenience thing really. ive built and tuned real cars for years, and ive enjoyed getting into the nitty gritty with a nitro engine since the 90s, but now with my one and a half year old boy i just love having all of the performance (or more in some cases) with much much less hassle in the long run.

electric really is kind of taking over the majority of the industry though, and i think one main draw is the convenience of year round racing since a lot of indoor venues dont allow nitro. also, nitro was rightfully king of the hobby for a long time because it was the only way to have a powerful vehicle with significant run time, but that is changing very fast with modern electric technology. in my opinion it is truly an evolution... but nitro will never die, its too interesting.

Been running nitro on and off for about 10 years, electric for 1 yr, and 1/5th gas for 3 and never understood the concept that nitro takes more "maintenance." Tuning, yes obviously takes a couple minutes each day to run but that's it. All my kits have shocks, diffs, bearings, ect., so aside from a little ARO at the end of the day with nitro...where does this extra maintenance come into play?

I dont think people are using the phrase "extra maintenance" as a bad thing (I know I didnt), but compared to Electric, it does require more maintenace, like a real vehicle...Thats why people like nitro, its more involved and alot of fun, tuning and driving nitros are fun but not for everyone..just like not eveyone is into building kits..sum people only like RTR....I love both equally and would never disrespect anyones choice.

I just dont understand why people on either side have to bash the other...Its a fun hobby no matter what you have. Sum RCs just cant be nitro because they werent designed as nitro, that doesnt mean that it is less fun or boring.

I say have both and enjoy it!