im only doing 1 car, the car on the track is between 1200 and 1400, now add up all the support stuff, radio, tools spares, fuel, extra motors...... it dont end.

Well it's still alot less than the 30K I had into my last 1:1 or the 60K my bro had into his

I gotta be up there with some serious money invested in this hobby.

i'm getting there! 4-tec from towshen $200, xxx-nt from rich $175, savage from my manager $250, ofna 9.5 from towshen $250, so $925 for just the vehicles! i'd say another $500 in parts! so somewhere around $1500 and still growing! thanks tony for getting me started!

Well..... Lets see.
1982 Tamiya Super Champ ???
Hell I dont know. I spent over 700 bucks on my friggin Stampede! Now I have the HPI RS4 MT brushless, the Mini T which is getting expensive, and My current Savage with the MX3 remote, tons of upgrades.... Just too darn much, but at least I don't play golf!

Impossible to really say but I'd guess I've spent, not invested, including race fees and travel close to $4200 this year.

I think they mean just in your truck bruce

I thought it was entire cost of the hobby? which include money you get for reselling

I took investment to mean your truck or trucks... There no way i could ever add up what ive spent on tools, loctite, zip ties, batteries, fuel to and from events,food,ect ect ect.......

I think this thread should be like how you stated costs in your thread on the revo.. Base r/c car cost and then add in hop ups (engines,wheels,tires,ect....) and then come up with a total. Kinda like when RCCA has a write up on building a super revo... They didnt bore me with how much the guy spent on meaningless stuff... They told me what he used, how much it was and then at the end they have a big fat grand total .... I found that very interesting...

your right, let's do it that way

wow! its alot!

car 560
servo 85
servo 85
motor 200
tires 33.50
fuel 25
personal 102 (with tax on that)
charger 75
ignightor 12
shock oil 10
painted bod 50
radio 145
starter box 90

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1472.50

just in the basics, thats including any deals i got on things...

i still take the 5th!

I still found it very interesting that you had that much laid out to participate in the hobby at the level you do.

Now add in your man-hours at a fair rate, say $30/hr ($60k/yr).

no problem man...but im with bill on this one I plead the 5th

Wow....I guess I don't feel so bad anymore. I've probably spent about $650 on my T-maxx, but I'll probably be spending another 200 this year.