I personally like Nitro but it does add up with the costs of the consumables.. But Nitro is also a challenge tuning is not the easiest thing to do correctly... I've spent more money on Nitro stuff then my father has spent on electric.. As he just buys battery's one time and that's it.. Electric is cheaper at first but it also adds up when u start getting into brushless and what not.. My father spent 400 bucks on his e Revo brushed edition and the ezpeak charger combined then spent another 80 or so on new battery's... Only to have to buy new batteries because he went brushless.. I know the 400 sounds in reasonable but I bought it directly off the Traxxas truck at Englishtown Nhra race.. I also got a super discount because I was working there and I got a damaged box so that brought the cost down.. Had I got it from a lhs I would have paid close to 550.. But u can deffienetlu get a Slash for cheap and them things will take a beating.. I have experience with every Traxxas model they make.. And there good... And easy to get parts for.. I also have dealt with hpi and they were good.. Or I'm running jq products and there awesome.. Do ur research and chose wisely.. Ask around and look at YouTube videos and see what's out there.. Best thing to do is get something u can easily get parts for.. That's the key imo