I have recently viewed many radio controlled cars online with the view to buying one but was amazed at the options, choices and decision I had to make to actually get what I wanted.

Like nearly every product, there now seems to be hundreds of websites dedicated to just that niche and with so much competition it’s hard to decided what’s good and what isn’t.

You then have to decide what type of radio controlled car you want!

I even have to decide on whether I want the car I am buying to be already built or assembled by me.

Choosing which fuel to opt for also opens up a can of worms and makes the entire process even more baffling.

‘OK so what do you want your radio control car to do?’ is the next question I was asked and my answer was simply ’sorry!’. Was it naive of me to want this to act as a normal car would and drive around a bit! All joking aside though this started getting complicated.

I had to adopted a methodical approach to this process and answer just one question – what is my main reason for wanting this RC car? Really its that simple, let me explain…

Cost is something that many of us hold in high regard when deciding whether to buy something. If this is also you chief decision maker then you need to eliminate all fuel based models from your mind and concentrate on just the battery operated models and these are much cheaper.

That said money may be last on your list and performance may be your key motivation. If so the petrol models are for you.

Seriously consider the ongoing costs associated to your chosen model as you may need to spend cash often just to use the vehicle and of course this can be expensive too.

I don’t want to state the obvious but I’m going too. You get what you pay for with radio controlled cars so that extra few dollars or pounds could make a significant difference it the running and performance of your car. Choose wisely.