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Edit: so it turns out that every hobby can be expensive if you do it long enough.

Also I love how you talk about your hobby as some addicts.

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[-] June@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I’ve been racing RC cars for about 7 years. The last time I tallied it up, I estimated that I’ve spent about $15k all-in on the hobby.

Between cars, tools, bodies, paints, tires, racing fees, program setup like hauler bags, batteries, oils, springs, hop ups, and a dozen other things the costs can get out of hand quick lol. I’ve had to pull back my budget a LOT since getting a divorce and it’s getting cheap, but that’s only possible because of how much I’ve already spent on my program, and my cars are getting old. I’ll need to find a few hundred dollars in the next year at least.

[-] slembcke@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Ah racing yeah. I had a friend that was into that, and it seems to get pretty spendy. I do a lot of scratch built planes, so it's quite a bit cheaper I think. Even a "spendy" store bought plane tends to only be $200 - $300. Racing drones cost about as much, but I don't really race them, and rarely break them anymore.

[-] June@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yea, I spent $400 on my radio, and that’s a mid grade Sanwa. But I won’t replace it for a long time.

On a budget you need to spend around $500 to have everything you need to put a car down and race, which includes some basic tools. So yea, it gets expensive fast.

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