Originally Posted by
The Saylors
If you are gunna deal with snow i would stay in the 1/10th area or you won't be able to move in snow. With traxxas i always recommend going brushless to save money in the long run only because there is the training mode. The brushed trucks are totally fine but most end up wanting more speed before too long. But its all about preference. If you aren't really into speed and your kid is young get him a little brushed truck and when you get bored of it get yourself something fast, when he gets bored of the brushed truck sell it and get a second brushless.
One reason I was looking at Traxxas the most was due to the training mode - I'll probably even use it the first few times since it's been a while. I do like the idea of brushless from the get-go for less maintenance and I was thinking of tossing in LiPo's for more run-time, so having the capability for low power detection already in is yet another thing to not have to worry about.
Originally Posted by
The Saylors
As for TSM it's ok but don't get too reliant on it. Good drivers tend to get annoyed with traction control because it starts getting in the way so i don't advise over using it when learning so as not to develop lazy habits. It's kinda like how people that learn to drive with a manual transmission tend to be better drivers and have less accidents than those that learned on a automatic. Welcome back, we've been expecting you
I drive a manual transmission myself, so I know what you mean. I was looking at getting a truck with TSM more for my son since he's never done anything like driving these before - since it'd be a dial on the radio, I can turn it off/lower for me and put it up for him until he gets used to driving. I'll probably turn it on for my wife too since I'm guessing she'll want in on driving too... I think I'll have 3 trucks in the house eventually - a 2WD for my son, another 2WD for my wife, and then the 4x4 for myself (maybe get a Summit for myself even further out).
I also like the TQi radio/receiver because I am a computer geek, so knowing all of that information on the app would be awesome once I get the monitoring parts.