Hot on the heels of my Scout purchase, I found a well priced mk2 (?) strada mt fairly local to me.
Converted to brushless and upgraded esc, though I'm yet to discern to what for both. A few teething troubles (motor gear cog span loose after 30 mins and I can't get the steering to reverse polarity) it looks like this might be staying. Previous owner can't remember what he upgraded to as it was his son's and he did the work.
It came with a spare 4200mah nimh, so after a few cycles on the charger I'm not far off the original capacity for that and the original battery. I've got a decent lipo I could use but until I figure out which esc it is I'm not about to risk it.
Body shell has seen *much* better days, so when funds allow I may either go for a blank one or something completely different.