I took my friend to a specialist shop. They had everything he needed. There was plenty of fuel, all reasonably priced. There was even people on hand to give expert advice.

He's seen that car can go 75mph, and without reading the rest of the specifications says "I don't care - I'm having it"

In the end, I had to email them asking a very stupid question (fastest car in stock). I felt silly asking and knew I wouldn't get a response.

If he can't control a small toy RC car, one that runs on 4 AA batteries, has the most responsive handling, and reasonable speed, without crashing into everything in the way, how the fuck is he supposed to control a 1/10 scale or even 1/8 scale high speed fuel car, with brakes and gears to worry about?

I'd rather take his money and persuade him to smoke weed with me, than watch him drive it straight into a wall and wreck it. But this is the highly intelligent bloke who says weed is banned for a reason.

All my friends piss me off equally.