RC_Basher20

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my brother has caught the fever of rc yay now a buddy to race with lol he wants a electric truck or buggy like the bandit or rustler but upgraded like faster any ideas. i dont suggest the e-max to him cuz it takes 2 batterys and onyl goes 30 mph. any ideas for him? ty

cen123

If he is new to rc 30mph is going to be too fast. I got a Stampede XL1 for my first car and that was fast for me at first. 3 years later I have a 73MPH nitro. I don't recommend making that big a change

snowboarderGUY

i'm no expert, but if you get the rustler (bandit isn't as good), and you stuff a good quality 7 cell in it like i'm going to do, that should be years of fun. really fast if you gear it right which isn't hard to do. (i hope, other wise i'm screwed over for r/c[])

hope that helps[sm=shades_smile.gif]

cen123

Sorry to tell you........you're always going to want to upgrade stuff.

Just Lucky

I,m a nubie to rc truck but a e-maxx with the custom 7 cell two battery setup rocks. Wheelies unlimited and plenty of speed for me.

RC_Basher20

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um 3oo for 30mph? nty lol

brushlessboy16

30mph is more then u think!
believe me, if you havent driven anything that big-that fast youll be surprised the new maxx and the old emaxx are both great truck that are darn near indestructable

RC_Basher20

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umm i got the stampede xl-5 280$ including a charger and a battery
but with e-maxx its 300 juist 4 the truck

poe

How old is your brother and does he know how to drive? That right there will narrow your choices.

RC_Basher20

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15 almsot 16, rides my stampede frequently and pretty good, hes looking at the rustler xl-5

83gt

xl5 rusty is probably one of the best starter cars. Tough as nails, and plenty of upgrade potential. He's on the right track I think.


J.

RC_Basher20

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yup he found a combo he's gonna buy the same combo i bought but with a different truck
its the rusty

Always Dreamin

You should know that "years of fun" is only until your titan burns out

cheech4

for a newbie getting into RC get either the rustler, or the new evader EXT, both are bullet proof but the evader will handle better and you can take it to a track. also the evader is cheaper at 119.99. the rustler will be faster out of the box. everyone in RC upgrades there stuff, i know i did. i started out with spending 200 for a rtr and now i have a few thousand on this hobby, lol

Slo-V Flyer

And as for "only 30 mph for $300" you're completely ignoring the fact that the E-maxx is 8lbs, is 4x4, AND has a 2-speed transmission, and go places other r/cs can't.

But yes, the Rustler and especially the Bandit are faster and easier to make faster. I have both, and the Bandit is easy to go faster, and longer run times due to it's smaller wheels. Also, it handles a little better due to it's lighter weight.

Either one of those are good.