i agree hobbys are subjective. you can have a 20 foot boat but you need water. i like the fact that i just walk into my garage to work on a project when time allows instead of spending all day packing up for god knows were then all day unpacking.
like mentioned above start out with a truck kit and go from there. here is a link to some cheaper stuff. i dont have one but others on this forum do.
http://store.rc4wd.com/112-Scale-Ear...TR_p_1587.html