Best Electric On-Road

[babailey]

OK, I want an electric on-road car. I think I want 4 wheel drive and I would love to go brushless (but not necessary). It will be used on the street in front of my house and occasionally in a parking lot but most likely not for racing. I would love to say money is no object but I should stay below $400 for everything. I would like to be able to change tires and drift but for the most part, I just want to go fast.

What should I get?

[z-man280]

for $400? you would have to buy used to go FAST,...to go decent:

http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdId=ASC30111&utm_source=froogle

add a brushless and a lipo.........budget is over already.......by roughly 140 bucks. Look for something clean/used to hit your pricepoint. If you buy an inferior car, it will just break w/ brushless power.

you can cheat on drift tires tho..slide down to Lowe's, pick up some ABS 2 inch i.d., cut 1 inch wide. Works PERFECT!

[NotWalkinBlind]

babailey, just get the TC4 ...you'll have a ton of fun with it and you can make it faster later.

It might even be a plus that it isn't li-po'd and brushless yet... it might keep you from stuffing it into a lightpost.
:D

[babailey]

The Associated TC4 sounds great, I have always likes their stuff, I have beat the H#@* out od a RC10 Dual Sport and wanted a newer platform. So, it looks like time to go shopping ;-)

[NotWalkinBlind]

Keep in mind it's not gonna take as much smashface as a RC10 Dual Sport... don't 'splode it into a curb the first time out... there's a lot more sand and dust out there on the street than you may think there is, and it won't turn as tight as you wish it would.

Read more on "the traction problem on unprepped surfaces" here...

http://forums.radiocontrolzone.com/showthread.php?t=247121

[quick5pnt0]

TC4 is a great option, as is the Tamiya TB02. Whatever you get I strongly suggest going with something that is shaft drive. Belt drive is really nice for racing, but I've found that pebbles get caught in the belts much too often on unprepped surfaces.

[burnineyes]

I say the same, a good used TC4. Then get a Sidewinder 4600 system. A few cheaper matched packs will give you all the speed you can handle for quite awhile. By the time you want more speed you should be able to afford a really good battery and it will be absolutely insane FAST.

NEW TC4 RTR: 239.99
Sidewinder: 144.99
Integy matched 3800 pack: 34.99

Total: 419.97
thats everything brand new and thats a pretty decent battery, you should easily get 15 minutes run time with that if not more. personally I would opt for a pair of cheaper packs if the budget was very tight. The RTR version of the TC4 may need a few minor upgrades to handle the brushless power for a long life, but you could definetly run for awhile and have a good time. The upgrades would be very cheap as well. Exactly as above would be a very fast car and would keep almost anyone excited for a long time. Whan your ready you could buy a 3S LIPO and the car would be a rocket, capable of 60 plus MPH.