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Originally Posted by supralover72
Lets put it this way. I HATE RTR's, and I think every car should be a kit. The only time I've bought rtr's is when no kit is available for the product I want.
My first ever rc (real hobby one) was a T4 team kit. Learned everything about that truck and didn't need the instruction manual after building it. The rtr newbies come on asking what a dog bone is etc., it's just ridiculous and 1/8th scale convo's are the only non rtr infested part of r/c left. I just don't want to loose that.
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I agree with you half way. I also love kits and would never ever even think about buying a RTR in the present time because for me, building them is half the fun. However, I think having RTR's available makes it easier and less intimidating for new comers into the hobby. For example, when I first started this hobby, my first rc car was a RTR rustler. I didn't even know what a turnbuckle was, slipperclutch or anything was. After i became a little more knowledgeable on rc cars though, I was able to fix them on my own, and upgrade and install parts on my own. Granted, I was at a very young age.
But having people start with a RTR mainly gets you interested into rc cars, and then later, you will realize how much fun it is to build them and customize them.