nitro and electric pros and cons...

[fordman239]

i would like to devote this thread to hobby grade nitro and electric rc vehicles of hobby grade, all the pros and cons of both types for begining hobby grade rc-ers who have questions, hopefully the pros and cons will answer these. ill start.

Nitro

Pros:
-awesome sound
-more speed
-more power

Cons:
-fuel cost money (not cheap)
-high maintainence
-more expensive than electric

Electric

Pros:
-low maintainence
-fairly cheap depending on model
-good speed on and off road
-fair amount of power

Cons:
-waiting for charging
-no cool sound
-not as good in the weather
-less upgrades than nitro