Post your biggest RC blunders, mishaps, and mistakes

[simplechamp]

Like the title says post your biggest RC screw-ups. It can be a funny story, advice to help other members avoid the same mistake, or other words of wisdom.

My biggest RC blunder thus far was buying the Losi Mini and Micro vehicles when I was first starting out. They were an impulse buy because they seemed inexpensive and there was a certain cool factor of the small vehicles. Little did I know I had a rude awakening ahead!

Sure the RTR vehicle was cheap, but I dropped a HUGE amount of cash on hop-ups, better electronics, etc. The fun factor wore off in about a month, and I realized how limited the vehicles were. Almost immediately I needed something bigger that could actually bash off-road. The resale value of the two vehicles was far less than a 1/10th or 1/8th scale vehicle, and I threw a bunch of cash down the drain.

Now I have full-size RCs and I wish I would have done that from the very start. Could have saved a lot of time and money. Live and learn!