Don't mean to be a party pooper, but in my opinion an RC car for a 5 year old needs to be as basic as can be.... id go for something from Argos, made by Nikko... something which will run an alkaline batteries and be unrebuildable. But make sure it is something which resembles a car, not a tank or a thing which flips over and keeps on going...
In theory this should be strong, reliable, slow and easy to use. If the interest continues (I hope it does) then come to a club, and start to think about ready-to-run competition buggies as an introduction at 8-10years old?
This is exactly what my parents did for me... and as the RC car was so cheap and slow, I was able to go and play on my own around the garden etc... make parking spaces out of shoes and chase the pets around.
Chris
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