ya i started with an HPI stadium truck, then a KYOSHO V-one RRR and a HPI Micro RS4. Took a 3 year break. Then went crazy 2.5 years ago. I got a Traxxas Revo 3.3, a RC18T, an Axial AX10, a losi 8ight T, I am picking up a brushless Slash this weekend.
The RC are just cheaper to fix then my truck.