beason
Bash, Fix, Repeat..
I am looking for an electric offroad rig for my girls son.
he normally sits around the house all day playing video games, but any time that I'm doing something he is right there asking questions and stuff. he is 12 years old and i think RC would be a good thing for him to get into. and if he looses interest, i get another rig!! :yes: He broke his arm back in February and had to have surgery to put in pins and plates. the bones aren't healing correctly so he has to have another surgery and is still in the cast. I feel sorry for him since he can't go swimming, to the beach, ride a bike, or anything. :surrender
His dad doesn't do anything with him, and he hardly ever even goes over there to visit. He didn't even go on fathers day. His dad was a drop out, dope head, and can't keep a job long enough to pay child support regularly. so i want to be there for him and do fun stuff with him.
I hope the responsibility will help him mature a little as well.
I'm in process of buying a house for all of us to get them out of this tiny apartment and i don't have a whole lot of expendable cash, so I'm looking to my RC family to help me out.
I know when i fire up the revo for the first time, he is gonna flip so. I'm looking for a offroad electric rig in RTR shape or close. I think starting with electric would be better for him. i prefer something with a bit of ground clearance, since it will be driven at the park or the yard in grass. like a stampede or something similar. I have a few servos and such, but an esc, rx/tx, and battery would be great. rigs with small repairs needed are fine. It will help him learn the rig before he even drives it. I would love to get a new pede or even a slash, but i just can't do $200 right now.
Does anyone have something there not using? prefer popular brands so i can find parts when (not if) he breaks it.
I would like to keep it in the $100 range max, since i can get a new pede for $180. but will entertain offers for rigs with upgrades. I also have some revo parts, savage bits, etc i can trade.
Thanks in advance for helping me and sorry for all the gory details, but this means alot to me. he is a good kid, just needs some "adult supervision".
he normally sits around the house all day playing video games, but any time that I'm doing something he is right there asking questions and stuff. he is 12 years old and i think RC would be a good thing for him to get into. and if he looses interest, i get another rig!! :yes: He broke his arm back in February and had to have surgery to put in pins and plates. the bones aren't healing correctly so he has to have another surgery and is still in the cast. I feel sorry for him since he can't go swimming, to the beach, ride a bike, or anything. :surrender
His dad doesn't do anything with him, and he hardly ever even goes over there to visit. He didn't even go on fathers day. His dad was a drop out, dope head, and can't keep a job long enough to pay child support regularly. so i want to be there for him and do fun stuff with him.
I hope the responsibility will help him mature a little as well.I'm in process of buying a house for all of us to get them out of this tiny apartment and i don't have a whole lot of expendable cash, so I'm looking to my RC family to help me out.
I know when i fire up the revo for the first time, he is gonna flip so. I'm looking for a offroad electric rig in RTR shape or close. I think starting with electric would be better for him. i prefer something with a bit of ground clearance, since it will be driven at the park or the yard in grass. like a stampede or something similar. I have a few servos and such, but an esc, rx/tx, and battery would be great. rigs with small repairs needed are fine. It will help him learn the rig before he even drives it. I would love to get a new pede or even a slash, but i just can't do $200 right now.
Does anyone have something there not using? prefer popular brands so i can find parts when (not if) he breaks it.
I would like to keep it in the $100 range max, since i can get a new pede for $180. but will entertain offers for rigs with upgrades. I also have some revo parts, savage bits, etc i can trade.
Thanks in advance for helping me and sorry for all the gory details, but this means alot to me. he is a good kid, just needs some "adult supervision".
