But if you can't wait your dream to come true and a vehicle of your dream in your garage you may have it right now! Of course it will have a bit smaller sizes, but you'll own it and have a chance to push a pedal to the metal... I mean push the trigger of remote controller. Now we'll speak about RC cars - Radio-Controlled Cars that have become so popular our day. I bet you had one when you were a child.
The RC culture became so popular so we may see a grate variety of RC vehicles - from cars up to planes. Cars are powered by various sources. Electric models are powered by small but powerful electric motors and rechargeable nickel-cadmium, nickel metal hydride, or lithium polymer cells. Besides there are fuel-powered models that use glow plug engines, small internal combustion engines fueled by a special mixture of nitromethane, methanol, and oil. This fact brings owning such vehicles so close to the reality!
Both of these categories, both on-road and off-road vehicles are available. Off-road models, which are built with fully functional off-road suspensions, and a wide tire selection, can be used on various types of terrain. On-road cars, with a much less robust suspension, are strictly limited to smooth, paved surfaces. In the past decade, advances in "on-road" vehicles have made their suspension as adjustable as many full scale race cars, today.
I won't write about toy-grade RC models, it's much more interesting to write about hobby-grade, because they are close to our automotive world. You may paint it, install rims and different kinds of tires, and tune its performance, suspension and so on! You can do whatever you want with it, it's like a real car, but in small sizes. Hobby grade can range from $80–$1500.
There are electric models, nitro-powered models and gasoline-powered models. Each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages and you should choose by you preferences.
If you are interested, just let me know in the comments below and I'll bring more light to the RC-world.
