Money Pits.... whats yours?

[shadowghost1]

Ive been thinking that over the years I have about 20 rc cars/trucks. If you take the initial purchasing cost and add everything that you bought for the vehicle before you sold it, how much did you spend?
My first money pit was my Clod, after buying everything I could to make it an awesome crawler I realized I had over 900.00 dollars in it and about 60 hours of building time.
My second was my TMAXX, Im kinda ashamed to say but I put about 1500.00 dollars into that truck and only sold it for 850.00 on ebay.

For me this a Hobby so I put forth alot of time and effort along with mad money to make it the best that I can. Does anyone else seem to get over indulged and find that if it came to eating or buying rc parts that buying rc parts takes priority. :o :D :p

Tell me about your money pits and your over indulged stories of this great RC hobby of ours!!

[RespirologyRC]

ya my Unlimitedengineering supermaxx = $3500.00

[metalry101]

MGT = ~$2000
LST = ~$2000
Savage = ~$2000
Crawlers = ~$750 each (I have 3)
Mini-T = ~$500
TNX = ~$800
RS4 MT = ~$800
Helios = ~$400

Then there are the tools...and tool boxes...and spares...and the other vehicles I haven't listed...and the vehicles that I had a ton of money into and sold for cheap...and the chargers...and the batteries...and the 15 sets of tires for various vehicles...

[thedarkness]

My old revo $1600+ sold for $335, Ithink its fair to say that anything rtr will be a money pit.

[broncobill]

Wife & daughter=$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$...

MGT= about $1200
GT= about $750

[mook]

landmax $$$$

[SerpentKing101]

tamiya tl-01 = $300
tamiya tt-01 = $160

both sold for 50 bucks...

E-maxx = 700 bucks and counting...(and its still stock except for 40-series tires and some rpm bulk braces...sad, huh)

[socalBash]

Wife .... Assorted Diamond encrusted Hop Ups and Silicone Performance Parts - $50k - easy

4 Kids ... Tennis, Swimming, Football, Baseball, Schools, toys and christmas and birthdays and endless everything .... stopped counting after the first $100k - and that was a LONG time ago.

Tazer PRT prototype truggy .... development, inventory etc .... $7k

Hyper 8 - $1200

Hyper 7 - $1000

OFNA Twin Titan with Twin Picco's and DUH Engineering Titanium - everything - $2k

[paperclipracer]

savage...

[kevin097]

savage-1000 dollars

jato-1400

tmaxx-700

+tools screws a-arms fuel batteries and storage wich i need a ton along with race fees

[reckless]

If it's a true hobby, theres no need to keep count of the money spent....but if it's not a hobby, then around $1800..and counting.

[chrisoneal]

[QUOTE=socalBash]Wife .... Silicone Performance Parts [/B] - $50k - easy


Nice. lol

[RespirologyRC]

Very funny --Hope she doesn't brake like a Maxx; and hope she performs like a Savage. Last since i'm on a roll; I would clean her off once your done getting her dirty :)

[RrR]

E-Maxx 1000-1200(?)

[electro21]

E-Maxx 1000-1200(?)

I second that!

The other Vehicles-To upset to talk about it!

[kevin097]

man do u have a brushless system in that emaxx???? jeez

[electro21]

I do now. HV-Maxx powered after having 4 stock motors and 4 trinity Monster Wild motors. There isn't much left stock on that truck as any of the other trucks that are in the quadruple digits!

[Killerush]

My wife's T-Maxx. Started life as a Mgic Wheels $200 RTR new. Converted everything to T-Maxx and she had to have aluminum all over it, so it became too heavy for the OS .18CV-r so it was big block time. About $1600 later, she has an all aluminum Mach .26 powered T-Maxx that just sits on the shelf and looks pretty!! Am I a sucker or what?!!!

[HPI_freak]

lets see

Savage 25 = Purchase price ($420?)
Losi Mini T = Purchase price ($99)
Losi XXXNT = bought used for $250
HPI Nitro RS4 3 SS = $1200
HPI Micro RS4 = purchase price + $80
Traxxas Nitro Sport = purchase price ( $250 ) sold for $130

i dont go over the top with my rc cars ( aside from my RS4 3 SS, my first rc car) i like to race, and i buy what i need to go fast if i think its needed and THATS IT. i learned the hard way from my first car that all the bells and whistles are alot of $$$$ and serve NO perpose.

[P90Puma]

1992 Eagle Talon TSi AWD. nuff said.

[ososlow]

My biggest money pit is my car.
1991 Chrysler Daytona 3.0 - Free
New a604 transmission and shift cpu - $2400
New summer and winter tires - $1200
lucas oil stabilizer in oil changes - $100
Magnaflow fart can - $160 (getting it installed sometime this week :D )
cd player and 6x9s - $499.98 (not kidding, thats what I payed with taxes)
Paint for front bumper - $80
Getting it painted by a professional in exchange for helping pour a driveway - priceless

I plan on a 52mm t/b from a minivan 3.0 and a custom intake of some sort. So that will probably be another $200 or so.

Thats alot of money for a car I don't really like. Though I love it since I have so much money into it and it rides so nicely :rolleyes:

I have about $5000 total into all 4 of my rc's so its not really my money pit yet.

[Killerush]

If you wanna talk real cars that's another story.

1970 Mustang Boss 302 Clone with a 390 big block, built C-6 auto and 3.90 geared Strange 9 inch rear(around $8000)
1989 Mustang GT, Cobra front and rear bumpers, BBK 70mm TB, C&L cold air kit, Flowmaster catback, BBK ofroad H-pipe, BBK clutch quad, NOS wet system, Cobra upper/lower intake, Hurst shifter etc...($6500+)
1991 Camaro RS(my wife's), Built 383, TCI Streetfighter 700R4, Auburn posi, Dynomax cat back etc...(around $15000 in it so far and still needs paint)

And then I have our daily drvers, Durango and a Ranger plus a 2005 Honda Shadow.

[Quad Racer]

A Raptor 660r about $25,000.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e183/DesertRacer063/My%20rides/Myrides003.jpg

Oh my rc's well my current cars
Jammin X1CR - $800
Jammin X1CRT - $575

[MarkieMark231]

XXX-NT Just bought off of ebay for $300 so $300 so far :P

[zakerid]

^lol^

[apollo]

Rs4----$900+

[Vato Loco]

This and one not in the photo are my sons and mine money pits!
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/CMHCMH/100_0781.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/CMHCMH/100_0783.jpg
I'm not sure how much money I spent but I do know I spent 8 long no breaks hours on this chassis in a 90 degree garage......Then 8 more the next day on my sons rig. still aint done.LOL's
Hope one day to have some spare time to crank out some extra rusty/pede chassis' to sell may be re coop some of my losses :eek:

[BIGBADBOWTIE]

My 1978 Z28 Camaro is my real money pit...10 sec qtr mile and street driven on a regular basis. Time slips don't lie.
I would have to say my Savage was my biggest RC money pit.

http://www.supermotors.org/getfile/327031/fullsize/78z.JPG

[Billabob91]

Original T maxx $450
Chassis sold on ebay for $100
Engine for $30
crap...

[silver wolf]

eletric rustler ~700 to 800

[DaveG]

Money pits ?????????
RC's are nothing compared to boats and all the crap that goes with that.
Heck, so far this summer I'm spending $200 a weekend on gas just for the boat. I'm afraid to figure out what the PWC's (4 of em) are using.

Six years ago the wife & I decided to get a boat. That led to a new, bigger boat then a newer, bigger one. Which led to a bigger tow vehicle. Then came the lake house. Then came the first PWC. Then 3 more. I hope I'm near the bottom of this pit but I'm afraid I'm not.

[z-man280]

yikes........around $5,000 or so,....single biggest was my first "hobby class" rc, a traxxas sledgehammer, all said and done, i had almost $1200 in it....

[Neon_Dave]

I've got quite a bit into my RCs, considering I'm 14 and don't have a job yet....

TC3 - about $1000
Micro RS4 - about $450
Blade CP Heli - soon to be $100 (<--lol)

My parents are ok with me spending money on this hobby, even as expensive as stuff is at times... they're glad that this hobby is what it is and it actually has a point - unlike... say games (which, if I got into, would probably amount to how much I spent on all my RCs eventually anyway)

I'm also gonna get Realflight G3 soon:)
-Dave

[nicholcgn]

I have a wife. Amount spent - Who can track. Value returned: PRICELESS. Nough Said.

[JDT]

lifetime
real cars $60,000
beer gut $60,000
rc $6000
My wife cut into all three of my habbits but is coolest about the rc for obvious $ reasons. But as nicholcgn worth every penny.