Hey guys,

I'm Sid and am based in bournemouth, UK. I am a beginner and dont have much idea about rc cars and rc drifting which is where I want your help. I need help choosing my first rc car. My brother is into RC planes so I know of a few things that are particular to the RC sport and that carry forward here in to RC cars so I kind of know what type of car I'm looking for but am not sure which one would suit me best.

My needs from the package are.
1. I want to preferably buy a RTR package which would include the pre-assembled car with the radio and electronics as I have no building experience what so ever.
2. The package should be aftermarket friendly in the sense that there should be ample upgrades available so that I can upgrade the chassis technically as I begin to understand more about the sport. Aftermarket support for bodies is not important though preferable as I dont mind a nice looking ride.
3. Should have a good enough motor to start with so the cars not sluggish to begin with.
4. Should also have the potential to be used as a normal on road car so that drifting is not all that it does. I plan to maybe in the future mod the ride for drag racing but does'nt hold much value right now.
5. Should be under £300 which at this point equals to about $450.

Below are some of my choices although I am fully open to new suggestions,

1. HPI Sprint 2 Drift
2. HPI Sprint 2 Flux
3. Team Associated Apex Scion FR-S Racer
4. Maverick Strada DC Evo S Brushless RTR

Now I need your help deciding! But of all of these the two that top the list are the HPI S2F and the TA FS-R.

Also, if anyone reading this thread owns a S2F, can you tell me if we can use 2S Lipo with the stock motor and ESC? can we buy a 2S with maybe a traxxas style connector and use an adapter to make the connection to deans?

I hope this is not too long a post to read, sorry!