| Petrol RC cars are without doubt the most exciting | | | | build your car. If you are the type of person who |
| form of remote-control cars available, in my opinion. | | | | struggles to put together a simple piece of flat pack |
| Electric RC cars are fine for beginners and can be | | | | furniture, then purchasing a kit to build yourself may be |
| very enjoyable, but you simply cannot beat the | | | | throwing yourself in at the deep end. |
| workings of a real engine in scale size. Not only do | | | | As I said before, these cars are fully customisable and |
| petrol RC cars pack much more punch than nitro, but | | | | upgradeable. Even if you purchase a ready built model |
| they are usually bigger at 1/5 scale. When looking into | | | | car, you will always be able to perform customisations |
| getting involved in the world of petrol RC cars, deciding | | | | and upgrades yourself once you become more |
| which type of cars interest you - buggies, trucks and | | | | familiar with the workings of your car. The great thing |
| cars - then the choice comes about which form you | | | | here is, you can purchase a car ready built and once |
| are going to purchase your car in: ready made, or kit. | | | | you learn much more about them by reading |
| For many people, a great appeal of these cars isn't | | | | magazines, books, articles and forums and checking |
| simply using them but also building them up, customising, | | | | the inner workings of your car, you'll gain confidence to |
| repairing, maintaining, upgrading and tinkering with them. | | | | tinker more deeply with your car. And, if down the line |
| If you are very interested in this side of owning a | | | | you want to strip it completely and rebuild it or even |
| petrol RC car -- and it really is part and parcel of | | | | buy a new one to complete from bare pieces, you |
| owning one, in all honesty -- then I'm sure purchasing a | | | | can do it. |
| kit and building it up yourself will be more of a labour of | | | | My conclusion then, is, it's great fun building up a petrol |
| love than a chore. | | | | RC car from scratch, but if you don't feel confident in |
| But, let's not get too carried away. Although petrol RC | | | | your ability to do this, purchasing a ready built car and |
| kit cars will come with instructions, having some | | | | learning by tweaking and adding your own little |
| mechanical savvy will go a long way in helping you to | | | | customizations is a great way to get started. |