My lad has two RC cars, a battery Traxxas Hustler and a I.C Schumacher Rascal. The Traxxas seems to break every time he uses it, diffs, steering linkages etc. But the Rascal has been used 10 times as much as the Traxxas, it's been smashed up kerbs, rolled over on the road on every outing and although the poor thing is looking really tired, nothing, and I mean nothing at all has ever broken in the 3 years he's had it.

Anyway it's time to get him a new car and as we are annoying the neighbours with the I.C Rascal I need to get him an electric replacement. I need something off road and I need something that is a durable as the Rascal. 10th or 8th scale is fine. Any ideas??

thanks
Jason

How much are you planning to spend?

up to £300 so about $500 I guess

For durability, you want 1/8 scale.
Bigger, faster, stronger.

http://www.amain.com/ofna-hyper-sse-...FdgZgQod-qIADQ

Maybe the hpi savage flux.

Blimey that is cheap at about 230 GBP...over here it is 349 (about 530 USD).

http://www.modelsport.co.uk/hobao-hy...roducts/385552

It's not really who makes it as such,,,, it's more about what model....

Just to get a better idea, how hard is he on the car??? Does he crash it often? Doughnuts?? Jumps?? Flips??

i only say that because, yes 1/8 is more durable. But it will still bust suspension arms in the big crashes..... And possible damage who or what it hits. Where 1/10 is less likely to cause as much personal injury or property damage...

4x4 SCT and rally cars are very popular ATM... They are the same physical size as a 1/8 buggy but are considerably lighter... They do have some preformance dissadvantages compared to a 1/8 buggy. But they are a lot cheaper to maintain.... Especially when looking at the electronics. Durability wise the 1/8 buggy wins, but that goes with out saying how durable 1/10 SCT's are.... Generally they are just as strong as there truggy counterpart but with the addition of full fender body, front, side and rear nurf bars.

or there is another option.....
I'm assuming ur son has a Traxxas rustler??? With a few little goodies u can make those things nearly indestructible.... And it can be converted into a very durable SCT with a very low COG
got any pics of the rustler?? It can help me identify what exact model it is.... What colour is its ESC?