friend wants to start RC what to buy?

[t-maxxracer32]

i would not get a muggy. i had one and it was a PEICE. not my kind of truck. always had problems with it.

you know instead of spending 500 bucks on a new truck what i could do is take my crt BL roller and convert it back to nitro. all i would need is the engine mounts right? i could get a nice BRAND new motor and a nice pipe and it would be a sweet truck right?

or are the CRT not bash worthy?