Originally Posted by
ncts_dodge_man
I'm reading that the plastic gearing might be a problem - so I'm looking at the
Traxxas Slash VXL 2WD since that comes with metal gearing due to the brushless motor (which appears to have less maintenance to it anyway). It already has a ESC that allows for LiPo, so I would be relatively set, yes? Plus, having the TSM would be good for my son since control, even at 50% power, is a bit more limited for him.
Plastic spur gears are recommended for any RC car and all Traxxas models have fully metal transmissions, minus the spur. Because if the metal on metal is not meshed 100% correctly, it will chew up both the pinion and the spur real fast. The XL5 already has LiPO support in the brushed model, as well as a training mode setting which does just what you said.