the evader is a pretty sweet truck. my friend has one and he loves it. the engine it comes with is fine in our opinions, and its easy to get good os replacement engines for it that will drop in pretty easily. the steering servo is fine if hes not going to be racing or anything. a lot of people are just used to super fast response. he should be fine with it in my opinion. the evader has A LOT of torque stock. my friend does insane doughnuts with his and its stock but for a few tranny upgrades and such. its nice and light. it has nice suspension. a very nice price too. it comes with everything basic he'll need except for fuel i think. extreamly upgradeable as well. another bonus is the chasis. its pretty thick aluminum with those little bends on the end so its super strong. its a pretty tough truck. my friend has broken very few parts and nothing really serious. the os it comes with is super reliable and really easy to tune. overall it is a very good truck. i will stop ranting and raving now.