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What is the best RC Car for OFF-ROAD and ON-ROAD?

Asked by yoyoo29 (74points) December 29th, 2010

What is the best RC Car for OFF-ROAD and ON-ROAD preferably to can order in Romania

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Fred931's avatar

Do any of these suit your interests? I know little about professional RC kits, but I think one car that can do both on- and off-road courses would mean having hardware to swap out for either kind of course, so look into that as well.

cak's avatar

If my husband was home, he could answer this. I know he has a couple of T-Maxx (spelling?) RC Cars. He has another kind, but I don’t know what it is. I’m not sure what your price range is, I know it’s not a cheap hobby. No hobby he does is cheap! Sheesh!

zSLuRpEE's avatar

You didn’t say your price range but i just got a T-Maxx 3.3 4WD which is around $450 and its great for both, and i’ve heard the Traxxas Revo 3.3 is a good one also but i dont know about the availability in romania you can probably see on their websites.

yoyoo29's avatar

@cak heat engine ?i want a heat engine

jerv's avatar

This is a tricky one as there are many correct answers, and not all of them even close to the same. You can look “here” to get some idea of what is out there, but I would need to know a bit more on exactly where and how you plan to use it to give a _specific{ answer.

I don’t know what you meant by “heat engine”. If you mean “nitro powered” the you probably want something from this page… unless you are looking for a truck

However I personally an not a fan of nitro as the fuel eventually runs out and is sometimes hard to get (it is hazardous material and often cannot be mail-ordered) as opposed to electricity which is always there (unless you have problems that make R/C cars the least of your worries). They are quieter, quicker off the line (better acceleration) and these days, quite fast; the “Traxxas E-Maxx Brushless can hit 65+ MPH in stock form with the proper gearing and battery packs.

The E-maxx is a 4WD monster truck, so it is great off-road. It may not be the best on-road car, but many of your better on-road cars cannot go off-road at all, and not all of them can go fast enough to get a speeding ticket on a US highway let alone keep up with an E-max with 28/65 gears and a pair of 3S LiPo packs, so I would say that the E-Maxx would be a good bet based on what limited info you have given us here.

Right now, Tower Hobbies is selling it for $639.99 , or 2,064.38 RON (as of this typing) plus the charger, and they do do international shipping That price includes the controller and two 7-cell NiMH batteries). You may find better deals; I merely went to Tower first since I’ve had great luck with them over the years.

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