Whats a good brand for Off Road RC Cars?

I personally would reccomend TRAXXAS, Team Associated, or Team Caster Racing who is beginning to dominate the 1/8th scale electric scene.
Team Losi has lost some of it's racing potential since the owner left the company at bay. I would only get a Losi if your a professional racer willing to spend your whole week at the race track… that is… dialing your vehicle in so it's faster because Losi just is FAST… but Team Associated is more Reliable. Traxxas doesn't like competition or sponsoring people… so be cautious if your a racer!
If you want to have fun, get yourself a TRAXXAS. Team Losi is starting to follow TRAXXAS, but they don't have as many optional parts.

Other than that… please follow the links below to get more information.

Here is the best link for picking out a vehicle:
http://www.rccartips.com/
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http://www.traxxas.com/
http://www.ofna.com/index.php
http://www.hotbodiesonline.com/
http://www.kyosho.com/
http://www.tamiya.com/
http://www.losi.com/
http://www.duratrax.com/
http://www.hpiracing.com/
http://www.teamxray.com
http://www.teamassociated.com/

PS:
The best R/C vehicles can be found at a local hobby shop near you:
- http://www.horizonhobby.com/StoreLocator/Default.aspx
- http://www.traxxas.com/locate.htm

Notice:
Buying online might be cheaper. However, I bet he doesn't want to end up with something that he didn't order. =}
http://www.traxxas.com/support/kb_search.php?action=artikel&cat=127&id=350
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Good places to start learning about RC:
- http://www.beginningrc.com/
- http://www.traxxas.com/support/kb_search.php?action=artikel&cat=127&id=511

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Traxxas. When I was in my teens I went with electric Tamiya cars, than got way from the hobby, I'm 37 now and Last year I got the Traxxas T-MAXX 2.5 and it is far and away the best brand that I have found. My buddies have HPI and CEN and for what they paid and what I paid I got the best bang for my buck. Good luck

I agree with the other guy that answered check your local hobby shop, but also look online as the prices will be all over the map.
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http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXPW87**&P=0

meh, traxxas makes very good electrics but their nitros arent as tough as some other companies. As long as you stick with the major brands you should be ok. brands like Team Losi, HPI, Team Associated, and Traxxas. I would get whatever your lhs sells parts for. That way you wont have to wait a week for a $2 part
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