| When you think of remote control cars, the first type | | | | sure if you do buy a petrol car that you read the |
| of car which people think of are the toy electric cars | | | | instructions, most do but just to make you aware |
| which as we mentioned above, are usually found at | | | | either way. Whereas nitro cars are at scale size of 1 |
| Christmas or Birthday time and mainly for boys but | | | | 8th, 1/10th a petrol RC car usually comes in the scale |
| there are a increasing number of girls who enjoy these | | | | of 1/5th therefore around a meter in length so much |
| types of toys. It does not just stop at cars, you can | | | | bigger than you may expect. These are defiantly not |
| also get helicopters, planes, tanks and obscure | | | | entry level cars, and defiantly for people who have |
| varieties such as robots. Most of these are electric but | | | | experience of the full range of RC cars but wish to |
| you do get another line of cars which run on nitro fuel | | | | take their hobby to the next level. |
| and have very strong similarities to petrol RC cars but | | | | Many websites and companies which sell these cars |
| also many differences which we will point out. | | | | have videos of the cars in action such as the very |
| Nitro Cars run on nitro fuel, which is found In most | | | | popular XRC Buggy or the ShengQi monster truck, |
| model shops with the cars mainly purchased by long | | | | both of which are impressive and show what they are |
| term hobbyists as the cars need looking after both | | | | capable of even on rough terrain. What may surprise |
| maintenance and repair wise with a running in | | | | you is that these cars do not cost the earth as they |
| procedure to give optimum performance and making | | | | used to a few years ago where they were over |
| sure the car is not pushed to its limit before it is ready. | | | | £700, but now can be purchased for under half |
| These nitro cars have a very fast acceleration and | | | | that price. This is due to the manufactures being able |
| most are designed for performance either for speed, | | | | to design, produce and collate the parts in the same |
| power or both depending on if the car is a buggy, truck | | | | factories whereas before they used to be made in |
| or a bespoke design such as the Bug Crusher or the | | | | several different places. Another main reason is the |
| Lightening strike which are very similar to | | | | actual demand, and the research which has gone into |
| ACME-TECH cars but with their own features and | | | | the cars themselves. |
| spec's. | | | | All in all this leaves a fantastic range of these petrol rc |
| On the other side are the petrol driven cars which use | | | | cars which experienced fans can enjoy, knowing they |
| the same unleaded petrol you fill your normal family | | | | have a high quality car which will give the same |
| car up with at the local garage, combined with 2 | | | | performance than with more expensive cars. |
| stroke oil which you find inside the garage shop. Make | | | | |