First off Aaron, its up to you what you want. Electrics and gas both have there ups-n-downs. Both can be used on or offroad, depending on what type of rc you get ofcourse. I myself am addicted to both nitro and electric. On one hand I love the power and simplicity of running electrics, the newer brushless set-ups are awsome. On the other hand there's the Raw violent power of a nitro 2stoke that can't be beat,the sound,the smell...gotta love it. Something about hearing a mess of nitros running around gets a chill in me still to this day. Now if you used be a moto-x guy you'll fall in love with a nitro! I promise... Give Traxxas RTR kits a looky see, all come with everything needed except batterys and fuel. The easy start system(I call it the butter start system) also helps out alot when your first getting into nitro. The 3.3 Revo,T-maxx,Jato and 4-tec are awsome machines outta the box.