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He's reasonable, the Rc's he has at the moment are not super powered like this one seems to be so its definitely a step up. The outlaw he has might do 35mph on a good day, and whilst we have some scrapes and some smashes on the whole hes pretty good with them. Really going for the Traxxas as I heard they can take a good bit of punishment too, but no doubt I'll be buying parts in no time 😉

Absolutely and given my son isnt an expert on the other brands they will not have that initial 'wow' of a traxxas as daft as that seems. Thank you for your input - its been a massive help. One final question. Ive been looking at some bundles for it..... 2 options 1. the car and a 3s battery and charger - at £721 2. the car and a 4s battery and charger - at £836 Is the 4s really that much better?

This is very helpful - thank you. My lad has some very basic Liop batteries - I think around 5000mah and 3200 and whatever came with his Maverick. We have very average chargers too - nothing he has to date has cost a deal tbh so this is the first foray into a more serious unit. I know he loves watching youtube videos of Xmaxx's getting thrown through their paces by the crazy loons over the pond, and loves it so i sense he would be thrilled to have something by Traxxas. I appreciate fully I am going to be overpaying for the brand. But to answer your questions I do not believe the batteries and chargers we currently have will be up to the task on the wide maxx and was planning to get a bundle including either the 4s or 3s traxxas battery with associated charger. I know its going to cost a fortune unfortunately. Sadly I would not be confident at all in changing the connectors.....Ive had a fair job on changing broken chassis's on what he has now, and installing new drive shafts, and all sorts. I'll have a look at the MT10 Thanks again for your valued help 🙂

He's just going to hammer it around our local area, through the woods, do some jumps etc

Novice here looking for a little advice from an expert My son is 13 and RC mad, you name it he's into it - Boats, helicopters, planes, drones, cars etc He started with a maverick phantom (which is still running after god knows how many new parts and repairs by dad) and then went to an Outlaw Fox (again still running after numerous repair jobs) Both cars have had some fair use. His Birthday is coming and I wanted to upgrade him to a better made car that may take a little more punishment and also give him a better experience. The cars he has are great but its time to up the level. I have narrowed it down to a Traxxas Widemaxx or a traxxas Hoss - although im the first to admit i really have no idea about these things at all outside of a little internet reading. Both are roughly the same price point - looking a little north of £700 with the super battery. Can anyone offer any advice on which one to go with? Thanks in advance Paul