good news and better news! Firstly, nextel dropped the $800 in charges and gave me a month of service free! 2ndly, I bought an r/c finally! I found a deal on rc universe. it was for a DuraTrax Evader ST, 5 batteries, and transmitter for $95. I also got a battery charger off of ben, so as soon as it comes in I'm good to go('til) upgrade time...
link to car
http://www.rcuniverse.com/market/item.cfm?itemId=441135