Thanks Cr0sh.
Ya, I'd just be building small robot platforms and maybe hacking a cheap R/C car. Nothing near the 25A area. We have a great surplus store around here (Halted in Santa Clara) and they have a great selection of small motors. Even very large ones too but a ton of $1 - $5 kind of stuff.
I know a guy from high school who would be able to help with bigger stuff. He builds battle bots. Was actually part of Robot Wars in the 90's with his entry Mauler and knows and battled against Grant Imahara and Jamie Hyneman. Planning on getting together soon.
I'll probably buy one for now, learn and someday try to build one.
Thanks for all the input.