PTink,

If you browse through some of the topics in this forum, you should find a lot of info about the cars and the Propo Special controller that should help you make up your mind about making that big purchase

The cars run about 12 minutes average, and take about that long to charge, too. Having 2 cars, you can have one charging while you play with the other one. For me that was the biggest drawback - I wanted to have 2 cars so I didn't have to wait 10 minutes to charge. So I ended up getting the Special controller and 2 cars on my first day. It was pretty expensive total, but I have no regrets.