thanks for the great replies guys, I think I might save much of it and spend a little, but hey, only time will tell.
BTW check this guys great offer!!!! Apparently Tower Hobbies must have had a typo and their nitro king is only $99!!! The typo was $220 instead of $22.
get your Nitro King RTR while its $99!! Found it on Tower Hobbies like 3 minutes ago while I was browsing their stuff.
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...I=LBB252**&P=1