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Evening All,

Long time reader, first time poster.

Now, I bet some of you are rolling your eyes at the thread title, but in my defence I have:

Read the FAQ
Read the Learners Lab
Used the Search function
Generally Poked Around and Googled the life out of it.

I can't find a similar thread.

Also,

Asked advice from my local Model Shop
Am about to visit my local club this weekend.

This could even be in the wrong part of the forum.......

Anyway. Played about with a Tamiya Grasshopper a long time ago bit for all intents and purposes, a beginner. I would like to get into it, my local model shop has highly recommended my local club. I would like to join a club for the social side and a bit of light competition.

I would like a car. My local club only runs electric and they are indoors now over the winter. It looks as if a 1/10 buggy is "up my street".

I have a budget of £300 max. That's all in, including all the necessary batteries and chargers.

Being a beginner, I reckon the criteria I need are:

Robust
Ready supply of reasonably prices spares (I will smash it up)
Enough adjustment and upgradeability (sic) for me to tinker should the need/will arise.
Not too hard to control.
£300 all in.

My web moochings have lead me to the Ansmann range,particularly the Mad Monkey.

As a new club entrant who would like to finish a couple up from last occasionally, am I looking at the right cars?

Any other advice?

I don't mind a bit of modelling so a kit is not out of the question as long as I can keep to budget (ish).

Thanks in advance.