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I know I am new to and looking to buy my first truck. I have seen a lot of Traxxas bashing on the diffrent forums, but if it wasn't for Traxxas I don't think I would be buying a truck

for the first time right now. I have been looking at the different offerings and the price points of other truck companies are outside of what I can\will spend for my first purchase. I am not interested in racing at all. I want a truck that I can take with me to the big open field that I take my dog to and tear around the field with it. Nothing more nothing less. So from a new person I think Traxxas fits someone like me perfectly.

I live in the northeast so I want to take it with me when it snows too. From what I have looked at so far the only thing that falls into\is made for someone like me is a truck from Traxxas. Specifically I was about to buy an E-maxx brushed version and maybe down the road upgrade it to brushless.

With that being said what is the general thought for someone like me. Proceed on the route of getting an E-maxx 3903 or wait until the 4x4 Stampede vxl to come out that already has brushless?

Slo-V Flyer

The Pede would be simpler to work on, and will be lighter than a Maxx most likely (half the weight or so). That will allow you to run in snow a bit more easily I'd think. Also, you could get wider/bigger tires for it to help with that as well.

From an ease of use stand point, the single battery needed to run the Pede will be always quicker and simpler as well, compared to needing 2 for the Emaxx. Also, you'll probably get slightly better runtimes from the same battery in a Pede if it doesn't have a hog of a motor, compared to a Maxx.

With that said, the Emaxx can be upgraded with a 2 speed, for better crawling and higher running speeds, which is not possibly with the 4x4 platform Stampede (unless they change that, would be very cool!) and well, it's just larger which appeals to a lot of folks too, among other things.

Freezetron

No different then a Slash 4x4 unless you gear to the moon like a moron

Freezetron

Do us all a favor please:

cumquat

topdogg, if you dint like the traxxas bashing then go back to the traxxas forums. stop trying to force your opinions on us, we arent going to change our minds. if it wasnt for people like you then traxxas would be on my list of companies to look at for my next rc but its not. i know from experience they are capable but they are not bulletproof. i am one of the few people on here that has owned a legitimately bulletproof chassis and thats only because i made it out of 1/8" thick steel strips.

cumquat

where is sheo?

redfisher1974

busy building top of the line RC's.

SyCo_VeNoM

to put on the shelf

jsmithy

Some of you would still complain if Traxxas gave you one for free.

cumquat

yes i would because they would try giving me a revo. i hate the revo!

john01374

ETC - I'm right with ya.. I sit back and watch these bash fests every day and the reason for it is very simple.... Traxxas is on top of the RC game PERIOD... You can say what you want about HPI, Tamiya, Associated, Losi and every other RC company out there. They get out sold 10 to 1 by Traxxas. I talk to a few friends that work at various hobby shops and they all say the same thing. Traxxas is what everyone wants and asks for. Not everyone of Traxxas's designs are super tough but overall their materials and quality are better than most in the industry.

No traxxas doesn't make race vehicles but 99% of the consumers don't race and they know that. All the average person is concerned with is how fast will it go and how hard can I beat it without breaking something..

Getting back to your question.. In all honesty I think I would wait and see how the 4x4 Pede turns out. I've owned the E-Maxx and It's not all it's hyped up to be. Yes it a decent truck but I'm not a fan of the twin motor, twin battery design. I'm also not a fan of how poorly it handles. If you want to go twin motor twin battery the E-Revo is a much better choice.

Just ignore the guys bashing Traxxas. Everyone needs to justify their opinions.... Before anyone labels me as a Fan boy let me say that my collection includes 65+ cars from 15+ different manufactures.

cumquat

first, i find it very hard to believe that only 1% of rcers race. if it was only 1% then there wouldnt be nearly as many tracks as there is. i am an average person and i realized that speed is only fun for a few minutes, after that i want to turn. i dont really break my rc's, the sum total of what i have broke is the chassis on my evader ext (just got it not too long before and it was winter)(it was just a crack, never bothered fixing it) and both steering links on a nitro sport (at 10mph into a cinder block that i use as a jump with my df02).

it doesnt matter how many rc's you own or who made them, its quite obvious you are a traxxas fanboy.

hasek1616

i absolutely hate posting in non help related threads because for some reason all it does is turn into a couple traxxas fanboys like topdog (which are super annoy to listen to spew worthless, invalid opinions out of their mouths) and everyone else trying to justify that because they had a bad experience with traxxas that no one else should buy them, but i feel i need to help out john as he made some very valid points. So he is a traxxas fanboy just because he implied he was ok with traxxas? just because he found that traxxas works best for him he is a traxxas fanboy? He was wrong to say that only one percent of rcers race, but his point was that racers are nowhere near the majority, and if you own a company, you want to sell to the largest part of the market that isnt already saturated and it boggles my mind that no other rc company has done what traxxas has done. so back to you calling john a fanboy, be careful, that word works both ways, i see so many tamiya fanboys (not that you are one) on here it is insane, and both the traxxas and tamiya drivers have similar reasons as to why they believe their trucks are superior, but for some reason because the tamiya fanboys have been in the hobby longer they automatically think that their tamiyas are better and that is what people should by. from what ive seen, you buy a tamiya because of the nostalgia mostly, and a little bit because they are a handful to keep all four wheels on the ground. the newer generation of rcers don't have that nostalgic feeling towards the tamiya models, and that is part of the reason they are falling out of favor. but the bottom line is its insane to call someone who has tried every single major brand of rc's a fanboy just because he suggested that they dont make horrible cars. on a side note, all i ever see you do around here is try and steer people away from traxxas because you have had a bad experience with them, and thats like saying just because you dont like your car that no one should ever buy it. now lets try and get back on topic, this thread is to talk about the stampede 4x4 and to help people learn about it like etc is trying to, not for people to try and justify why traxxas is a horrible brand. but hey, i suppose im a fanboy now too because i defended traxxas.

cumquat

correction, john is a fanboy because he stated "Traxxas is on top of the RC game PERIOD", that is the most fanboy line i have ever seen.

i am not trying to steer people away from traxxas, if thats what they really want then thats what they are going to get but i hate seeing all the fanboy posts about their unbreakable, nuke-proof, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (in other words, bone stock) rustler. it happens with all brands in all markets but for some reason, it could be that you can get them at toys r us and pep boys, it could be that most all hobby shops stack their parts, they have an uncontrollable population of fanboys and gals. if part support was instantly changed so it had just as many pegs on the wall at the hobby shop as the others they would drop out of favor.

and finally, you are not a fanboy, you are just a troll that has started 3 (that i have seen) threads about what the new traxxas will be and always are dead wrong.

crunchNmunch

That's right -and some of us don't have sex with fat or ugly chicks either, even though they're giving it away.

ThunderbirdJunkie

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hasek, did you know that Tamiya has quite a few super top of the line ultra awesome modern racecars?

Because...like...that's always been Tamiya's schtick. Just like the Hot Shot was back when it came out.

hasek1616

yeah, ive seen a trf 201 run before, looked like a great buggy, but ill take an associated b4.1 over that, better parts support where i live

hasek1616

i dont think that john meant that they were the best in rc when he said they were on top of the rc game, he probably meant that they were the most profitable company in the industry, and theres really no denying that point. i agree with your second paragraph completely, but i did not start three "next traxxas threads", i made one, and this is my only username, and on the one i did make, some people correctly guessed the 4x4 pede and summit vxl, even though those were kind of easy to predict.

cummins driver

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I have owned several traxxas items, as well as many other brands. Traxxas makes good quality stuff for the most part. The only thing that i was dissapointed in from traxxas was my t-maxx and e-maxx(which I only bought to resell). They have weak arms, bulkheads, and bumpers, among other things. However, I have owned 3 electric stampedes(have 1 now), and they were all awesome. They will climb darn near anything to be a 2wd, and they will take a beating.

The 4wd Stampede is a really neat truck IMO. Its what I have been waiting to see on the market for a long time now. I think its great to have a strong single motor 4wd brushless truck on the market. I think a lot of bashers will like it because it will be fast and durable, and waterproof. The HPI E-Savage is a truck it may compete with because I think they are really close in size. However, the stampede is brushless and has a stronger driveline than the e-savage. Also, if I were buying new and was between the e-maxx and the VXL 4x4 stampede, I think the stampede is a better bang for the buck for most people, and it will be more durable than the e-maxx I bet.

Im not a traxxas fanboy, or a traxxas hater. I dont really get caught up in brand wars because i see stuff i like from darn near every r/c company on the market. I think its great to see all these company's expanding and offering new products to us, because in the end it gives all of us more of a choice when we look at new r/c's. Every product fits into the market somewhere and by using parts they already have just makes it even better because parts will be even easier to get that way.

Eric

hasek1616

i was thinking about that too, what cars could be in competition with this stampede and the only ones i could think of were tamiyas but they arent brushless so there really is no car thats like the 4x4 pede. id like to see hpi counter it though to see what thy come up with, and a new or updated associated mt would be sweet to see.

cumquat

actually, tamiya only makes 3 (real)(that i can think of right now)MTs and they are all twin motor-single pack.

hasek1616

they're all double motor? huh, i couldve sworn i saw one that was single motor, oh well

Krazy Chicken

dual hunter, clodbuster, and txt?

rc2008

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its all about preference.    every brand of rc cars/trucks have their weak points and their strong points.

Freezetron

They already have, its just not coming state side.

http://www.hpieurope.com/kit-info.ph...101403&lang=en