I own 5 vintage Traxxas RCs. I love having vintage traxxas because the parts are still being produced in the slash, rustler and others.
Traxxas stopped caring about making new stuff a long time ago. Now all they make is money. The same molds continue to crank out the same plastic parts year after year. Thank you Taiwan.
I have a bunch of RC cars/trucks and so does my brother. All brands and types... I have to admit, my fave RC ever is the Traxxas TCP