if u want a car that he can thrash and not worry about breaking parts the orignal rc10's are great and can be gotten on ebay for under 100$

witch should free up some money for bats and a charger

rc10's are 100% tougher than the rustler/bandit/stampede and can be raced in stock form unlike the traxxas cars witch require a lot of moding to make them race worthy(that is when hes ready to race)