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I think the rtr kit comes with a battery and slowish charger. If you get it, try it out for a couple of runs using the full battle life, that will guide you towards how many / size of spare batts you need. The brushed version prob comes with nimh batts, and unless you are going to upgrade to brush less, keeping it simple and sticking to the same battery type won't hurt the bank too much. I have seen varying reviews of the vantage, some like it, others think it breaks too easily. I have the carnage which is v similar and yes it does break if you hit stuff hard, but parts at the moment are reasonable. As for charger, somewhere in the 40 quid region you should find a charger that will do everything you'll ever need in a reasonable amount of time. Eg I use the over lander rc-6s AC which I can use to charge car battery and transmitter batteries. One last point, if you can squeeze the budget, you might be abke to get the brush less version which comes with lipo battle and 2.4 ghz radio. This combo will be faster, better battle life and less likely hood of radio interference but has the higher price tag.

My personal preference, if on a budget, make sure you can squeeze in a decent charger, ie one that can charge at different rates, plus a 2nd battery. Might be pushing the budget, but means more play time per outing.

I have the carnage brushless. It is breakable, but if you drive full pelt into a fence post, what else should you expect. The supplied charger is pants, but there are plenty reasonably priced options out there.

I believe it's an either/or with the wheel/sway bars as they both use the same mounting point. Only option I can think of is to use longer screws so they both fit under the little clampy things

Bathgate..... just took the carnage for a walk round Becraigs

The battery will push as 'hard' as the charger will take it. Put an inline fuse on the -ve lead to protect the charger. Sent from my A500 using Tapatalk HD

Overlandet rc-6s might fit the bill. Plenty other options out there.