Things I Wish I Knew BEFORE Starting the R/C Hobby

The most important lesson, as far as I'm concerned, is adjacent to the "driving fast is hard" point: learn to drive your car at the limit BEFORE upgrading anything. Practice until you know every strength and weakness of your car by heart, and before you buy upgrade parts, understand what changes you're trying to make and how to achieve them, and remember that not all aftermarket "upgrade" parts are actually better than stock. A good driver with a bare-bones car is far better than an inexperienced driver with a top-end car.

"errors" I did as a newbie: -drive into the mud and let it dry on the car(its really hard to clean afterwards) -drive into deep water (most rc are water resistant, not totally waterproof, i had to replace both ecu and motor) -glue tires with superattak (damaged all rims) -force on screws (i damaged some of them) Btw my first rc was a bandit xl5

i love my nitros run a MP10 TKI2 with a reds 721 and i love it been into nitro 30 years now I also have a 6s Kraton its fun too

Keeping a log book or spreadsheet of changes is the best advice for your more expensive or race oriented rigs. This video is full of great advice! Thanks for producing this video love the content

I did nitro a long time ago for the same reasons and quit for exactly that reason. Got back into the hobby about a year ago and with the advancements in battery tech I'm super happy with my electric models

Took me 2yrs to see everything you’re saying , great advice Bro, 4yrs later 10rc trucks ,cars,drag & crawlers I still love this hobby !! All Battery Powered !!👀😂

I personally love getting used cars and refreshing them. I'm more of a tinkering kind of person. I do love to run them as well. But I'm a fan of giving new life to used riggs. I'm currently in the process of building a custom sand rail with traxxas running gear and castle electronics. Should be a blast in the dunes. Great video 😊

Definitely agree on the tools. When I 1st got in the hobby, I bought a cheap allen head set and thought the expensive tools were a rip off. Can’t tell ya how many bolts I’ve stripped over the past couple years with them because they rounded off over time. Recently bit the bullet and bought a few MIP hex drivers. Haven’t looked back since. Very high quality metal that won’t round off. To anyone whose thinking about getting some new tools, get MIP. They’re high but they really are worth it. Saves a lot of headache dealing with stripping bolts

Knowing when to be frugal goes a long way for any hobby. I'm a born-again virgin in this hobby and the only extra money I dropped on my first buggy back on the scene, is ceramic bearings ($100., of course at Amain). I felt a little silly not having used the kit bearings.

I have a file cabinet with all the receipts and part number of every upgrade I do.....I'm a dork!

I just started off in this hobby this year. Totally brand new. I was gifted a non-running Kyosho Inferno MP7.5 and I fell into the trap of pretty colored parts and all of that stuff without getting the car even running. I got the car running now but when I first brought it into a local shop, the dude told me to take off everything I had replaced and put it all back to stock. It was off-putting at first to hear but I get it now. Nitro is no joke, a ton of work. Happy to be new into the hobby running a "vintage" car. This channel (specifically the guy) has helped me understand a lot of things I didn't before.

Crawlers got me back into the hobby. I stopped when the rc10t3 was no longer the top truck from associated. Bought a trx4 and now I've got like 30 cars again haha

I just got into RC cars last summer after flying RC planes for years. Nitro plane engines are the same concerning maintenance minus the differentials, slipper clutches and all the bearings and high wear items. I have already found out upgrades REALLY do not add to the value of the vehicle, especially the fancy colored metal parts. I agree so much on pretty much everything you mentioned here. The first thing I did was invest in quality tools specifically for working on RC vehicles. Those dumb little screw drivers designed and made for gnomes had to go first. A rechargable screw driver is a must have when servicing an RC vehicle. The biggest thing I noticed with RC vehicles is how quickly dirt and dust eat up parts and wear them out. I thought off road vehicles like snowmobiles, quads and sise by sides wore out quickly. This was a very well done video. Thankyou for the tips.

Wow thanks for the advice on a good set of hex drivers, that's exactly what I need! 👍

Damn, Brett, you're looking much more FIT these days. Looking really healthy. Keep doing what you're doing! Also, a very wholesome video. I went through so many stages of RC. The amount of money I spent on upgrades is ridiculous. I wish I would have invested it in more RC platforms rather than upgrades.

Haha! Bro, I feel ya on the nitro!! 18+ years ago, it seemed like the way to go, but being in college it was just too much time and expensive. Brushless and Lipo was a game changer!

Dude, you’re getting fit. Congratulations on all the work you’re putting in. I love Nitro and will always have a Tmaxx and Savage. I rarely buy upgrades. I did finally buy a great set of tools. Thank you

My take away is the documentation. Having a log book would go a long way, 100% agree. And its something I need to do going forward. Good video man. Have a good weekend.

Great Video, you nailed a lot of the talking points

Thanks a lot..you really encouraged me to continue practicing and keep running my 2wd munster truck instead of just buy and buy different cars...I need to keep on going.