Got my first rc grade car, the Traxxas rustler xl-5 , lots of fun and my backyard is perfect for it,
even with all the sticks and leaves on the ground it goes pretty fast.
Sticks have tried to get (and have been) jammed in the wheels a few times .
Nothing has broke so far.
First hobby stuff I got in the past was wasted, mostly because I was terrible at storing stuff.
(almost all of them got destroyed lol, and of course I didn't even try to fix them, but on the plus side I have left over dynam a-10 electronic parts)