Originally Posted by
Lake Ober
I understand the whole "money cruch" thing wayyyyy too well; I am a 22 year old college student, live on my own, and have R/C as my #1 hobby
But yeah, if moneys really tight for you, and you just wanna get your son into R/C a bit, then the RTR brushed truck should work great for him. I mean, it is a Team Associated vehicle, so you know its gonna be excellent quality and the most "bang for your buck". I have seen a few young kids at my local track run the RTR brushed SC10, and have never seen them have issues with them (other then the one kid who literally never cleaned his motor and ended up ruining it). I believe when you first get a young kid into R/C, teaching them how to tear apart, maintanance, and care for their vehicle is just as important as learning how to drive
The problem is still in that brushed motor. They went from the original bearings to bushing some where back there and the motors are really not very good at all. Oilite bushings are crap. No motor and I mean NO motor should have these things in them. I still like the idea of a decent used one of RC Tech. There are plenty of other fun things to maintain (shocks, diff, etc) that you shouldn't have to worry about a crappily built motor. Nothing will chase a new RC recruit away from the sport quicker than losing a race because your brush hung up or you snapped a brush spring.