Whats a decent remote control car a for 10 year-old?
The Tyco Rebound 4×4 was the only car I had as a child that never broke. You can run into anything, and due to the oversized tires, it will simply flip over (and has a different car design on either side which is also cool). It was also fast, which kids care about a lot too. Mattel apparently made an updated version called the TMH Super Rebound, but that looks kind of stupid to me. I don’t know if they make these cars anymore, on Tyco’s site they had something similar called the Vertigo. In any event, if you want durability and off road terrain experience without spending a fortune on RC enthusiast cars, get something that performs similarly to the car I’ve described above, it was awesome.
Just like with “real” cars, offroading is hell on R/C cars. The usual route for R/C enthusiasts is to pick up a “ready to go” vehicle, break it, and then get a kit. The kit vehicle will still break, but you get to replace only the broken parts, and can sometimes upgrade to more robust parts. For a really large selection of ready to run cars, take a look at Tower Hobbies. Your friend may want to check with the local hobby shop as well. They most likely have a club of R/C Car enthusiasts. It shouldn’t be hard to find someone who will agree to build the kid’s car for a small fee, and repair it when it crashes. FYI, everyone I’ve ever known who drove R/C cars has given me the nearly exact same story as they show off their vehicle: “yeah, it is *really* cool when it is running, but last week I had this AWESOME crash and it broke part XYZ. I’ve found this guy who makes XYZ out of titanium, and twice as thick, but it will be a
