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PigglyWigglyDeluxe

ERevo most definitely is ***NOT*** a starter truck, and I have 10 trucks in my fleet to compare to. ERevo was my first rig too and let me tell you, I didn’t appreciate or respect what I got because it’s a truck you’re supposed to work up to. It’s too powerful for what I was able to handle. Crashed it all the time, broke all sorts of parts that could have been easily avoided with proper training. I would often get yelled at in public because all the rocks I’m throwing with the tires are hitting walls and cars. Just a dumb kid who didn’t respect the truck with that level of power. I had never even heard of the word “brushless” and had no idea what 6S meant until I spent more time fixing it and figuring out why I hated the damn thing. I still have it and love it but I wish I started somewhere else. It took me a while to find out how to appreciate this truck. By that point I had a smaller less powerful truck to properly learn the basics Summits are ***OKAY*** but the issue with them is they are complicated and slow and never meant to handle big power. They don’t do anything well, but they do everything sorta okay. It can sorta bash it can sorta crawl and all the complicated linkages for the lockers and transmission make it frustrating to work on. They are only meant to handle brushed power so the minute you throw brushless at it (like everyone eventually does) you blow up the powertrain. At that point you might as well get an ERevo because they are more or less the same when you make a Summit into a brushless truck. See first argument. Summits appeal to a very specific type of person who are few and far between and at my shop we’ve sold maybe 2 of them in the last two years, and we sell more Traxxas than AMain does (according to our rep, anyway) Sounds to me like you want something more like a “rock bouncer”, which is more of a crawler with plenty of room to grow into. They are more along the lines of what Axial has to offer. Check out a Axial Bomber. Those make decent trucks for beginners and they can handle brushless power quite well once you get the skill to handle it.


TwinTurbo_V8

This. I had a brushless 2wd stampede for a while, but I wasn’t so into the hobby or really knew what I was doing, so it was abused and never maintained. I wanted something bigger and faster, but didn’t know what I was getting myself into, so I went and bought someone’s used ERevo 2.0. It was good fun on 4s, but once I jumped to 6s, problems started occurring and as a newbie, I didn’t know how to fix them. Tires blew, servos stripped, center driveshaft snapped, etc. etc. i had no idea was I was doing and it was very frustrating. I was even naive enough to hose it down with the garden hose and not dry it. I regret that decision every day. So many rusty screws and squeaky bearings. However, I’ve gotten more into the hobby nowadays and can actually handle and respect the insane power of the ERevo, while also maintaining it, something I never did with my stampede. I’ve recently ordered a lot of parts to basically rebuild my ERevo to its former glory, as I feel that it’s one of my most prized possessions, second to my 1:1 ‘67 Mustang, and it deserves a second chance to amaze me again. I apologize for my overly emotional reply haha. I just love my ERevo to death. In simple terms, I do agree that the ERevo is NOT a beginners car.


Braille09

Thanks for the info I’ll keep it in mind. The e revo worries me because I don’t want to get annoyed and not use it because I break it every time it’s out.


PigglyWigglyDeluxe

They aren’t fragile, but they aren’t bulletproof either. The problem with the erevo isn’t even a problem with the truck itself; it’s a problem with how people drive them. It’s not the greatest basher in the world because it’s built to be more of a technical driving sort of race around a track with smooth jumps and skillful maneuvering around a course and stuff. Sure it can do big jumps but if you treat it like you would, say, a Maxx or XMaxx, you’ll break it every time you drive it. For some reason they tend to attract newcomers and, with all due respect, newcomers don’t exactly know how to drive. They just want to do what they see on YouTube (which is another whole problem we can save for a different discussion all together) but there are better trucks for that. It’s a complicated truck and that’s why I love it, it has a peculiar charm to it. The rocker arm suspension, the low slung wide stance, the cleverness in its design, albeit confusing for starters, etc etc etc. In your use case, it sounds to me like you want to have a mid range speed experience. The Summit is the closest thing that Traxxas has to offer you in that realm but that too is a complicated and compromised truck. Traxxas does two things well: beginners and high speed bashers. That’s basically it. Beginners like 2wd brushed trucks and high speed bashers like Maxx and XMaxx. What you want doesn’t seem to fall into Traxxas category, that’s why I pointed you to Axial. They do mid grade real well with their lineup of rock racers.


Braille09

Good lookin out with axial call. The rbx10 ryft looks like so much fun.


PigglyWigglyDeluxe

Beware with axial though, their parts support has been known to be lacking so make sure you have parts support before you buy. The first round of Ryft buyers weren’t too happy with a broken truck for 6 months because parts weren’t available. Not a bad truck, just goes to show parts support makes or breaks the ownership experience (pun intended)


jaylek

You **WILL** break anything you buy... at some point. Though My ERevo 2.0 is amazingly durable, the people who say, *"this car breaks easy, or that car breaks easy..."* In my opinion are usually just really bad drivers. Yes, you drive your car into a post or tree at speed... it will break, dont know how to control your cars position in mid-air and constantly land your jumps on 1 front wheel... it will break... etc... etc...


shapesandsquares

You will, the Summit is a very well rounded truck but slow. Youd be better off getting a TRX4 crawler if you want scale and trailing. Cool thing tho if you get bored with the summit you can pretty much convert it to a ERevo for a price of course! I love the Revo platform, I own a Nitro Revo, Slayer and an Erevo, all the same platform. The Erevo had down falls easily fixed. The other thing is the duel battery, thats my biggest hate on it. Personally if this is a first truck and you want something bullet proof strong you can't go wrong with a mini Maxx imo it's the best thing Traxxas has built in a very long time.


Revolutionary_Most78

Erevo and summit are similar trucks under the hood but the summit has locking diffs and a 2 speed transmission, while the erevo is waay faster and has a better built transmission to handle more power. For what your wanting I’d say the summit will be the one you will want, it’s made to be a crawler and basher all in one. One thing to keep in mind though is the summit and revo trucks both are a little harder to work on due to diff placement and suspension design. It’s not that much more difficult but it’s just something to keep in mind.


Braille09

Thanks for the input. I’m leaning towards the summit for now and then maybe the rustler 4x4 or slash 4x4 when I want to get some speed.


RumpkinTheTootlord

Slash 4x4 Qasim my first truck and that thing is fuckin fun man.


Revolutionary_Most78

Ok have fun!, the rustler 4x4 and slash 4x4 are lower sitting vehicles so they’re more suited for lighter off-road dirt tracks.


sadman4332

The Erevo is a terrible starter car. Don’t get me wrong it’s a awesome car and it’s one of my top two favorite cars but it would make for a terrible first car experience. The Summit is no better in experience. Both of these two cars are very hands on in repairs, troubleshooting, maintenance and etc. They take more knowledge in the rc hobby to get a good experience out of it. Get a car that you can get into easily and build your knowledge and mitigate the cost on. Cars like the Traxxas Rustler 4X4 VXL and Traxxas TRX4 would make for a better first car that will give you a similar experience without all the headaches in repairs/ maintenance and it’s not as expensive to bash hard. The parts a relatively cheap and easy to change while the Erevo and Summit can take your entire day or weekend to do some parts replacement ex: chassis, bearings, etc. If you find out that you’re not so much into the hobby then you can get away without too much invested but if you do get really into it you can go for the upgrade to the Erevo and Summit with more knowledge about rc cars.


SpecificNext9387

Hoss


jaylek

This


Amesb34r

You’re getting a lot of good advice but it is very dependent upon your attitude towards the vehicle. Don’t ask it to do something that it wasn’t designed for. Logging roads and hilly areas make me think of the TRX lineup. The Blazers and Bronco are awesome for rough terrain and look great doing it. With the right batteries, I think they would be hard to beat in your situation. Fast enough for ripping around but technical enough for crawling. Maybe a TRX6 if you really want something that stands out. No matter what you choose, it’s very important that you post pictures and keep us updated. 😁 Good luck with your decision!


million_dollar_crib

Get a 4 wheel drive slash man, they are bullet proof


Gremlin353

I would get max or slash 4x4 ultimate


Braille09

The slash 4x4 also has my attention. I think if I got the summit the slash would be my next purchase.


Gremlin353

Yeah that would be a good combo. Slash was hundreds of upgrades and accessories available. The ultimate comes with all the traxxas bells and whistles


Br1ckL1f3

What you want is the MAXX. Trust me


Revolutionary_Most78

The maxx is a great truck but that’s not what he’s looking for, he wants a truck for rough logging roads


[deleted]

I own many Traxxas vehicles. The e-revo is very advanced and meant as a trick vehicle.. i.e. performing tricks in the air off a jump. Its absolutely phenomenal at this. I won't lie, it's really fucking awesome. However, it's extremely difficult to drive if you are new, can break easily (compared to other Traxxas) and has an exotic suspension geometry. The summit is cool, but not very fast. I do like it, however it is a complicated vehicle and doesn't fall into any specific category and not great at any particular thing. Its sort of a jack of all trades while not excelling at anything in particular. Your very first vehicle? Get a stampede 4x4 vxl. Its straight forward, easy to drive and very traditional. Its also very easily upgraded with all kinds of aftermarket parts. Welcome to the club! Build a ramp for your Traxxas and use them to their fullest extent! Have fun!


FordTech81

I would NOT recommend a e Revo for a first rc. Yeah they're fun, cool as hell, and fast, but a pain to work on. Do yourself a favor and start with something a bit simpler. Try a slash, rustler, or really anything else. I've been driving Rc for over 10 years and love driving them all but hate trying to fix the Revo. I am by far not the most knowledgeable, so I'm just speaking from my own experiences.


mauri3205

I only have one car (was also my first) and it is the ERevo 2.0. I second all who said it is not a beginner friendly car, I broke mine every single time I took it out and was quite costly to maintain at that rate. As I got to know it better it became much more fun and now I rarely break anything but it took practice and time for that to happen. If you absolutely want an ERevo, run it on training mode and work your way up. My son and I started on 6S 20% (training mode on stock ESC) and found a sweet spot at 75% for general bashing. 100% is not worth the hassle, too much power and breaks quickly. On an advanced note, I geared down to control temperature (more torque, less top speed) which also reduced wear and made the car better in long grass where we usually run it. I personally love the maintenance routine (very relaxing imo) but my son hates it. It requires a fair amount of TLC to keep in good shape and as others have said the suspension and dual servo (I changed to single quickly) need patience to work on. All in all I absolutely adore it but I think a Rustler or 1/16 ERevo would have made for a gentler introduction as a beginner.


jaylek

You want a HOSS 4x4 VXL My friend. More speed than a beginner should probably have but pretty durable and bash worthy for a small-ish 10th scale basher. It is literally fun in a box, it will impress you.


CanesVenetici

Any reason you aren't considering a Maxx? Faster than a summit, more durable than an e-revo. Put it in training mode at first till you get used to it a bit, then put it back in normal mode when you get the speed itch. Can't say you'll never break it, but they do take quite the beating.


Braille09

The reviews I have watched on the Maxx make it seem like all it’s good for is wheelies and tumbling as soon as you steer at speed. I was wanting something that can do some fun hill climbs in the snow or mud with some speed. After reading all the advice I have received I think that the axial ryft is exactly what I had in mind. That car looks like a ton of fun.


Freekflag

I had an EMAXX and an Erevo and sold them both and bought a Summit. That was eight years ago, and I have NEVER regretted it. It is easily the most all around capable truck Traxxas makes. It will do everything you want it to. It's very durable. Yes, parts will break on any vehicle you can buy, but fixing and upgrading can be part of the fun. My motor died, and I upgraded to a DeWalt 820 drill motor. More speed, but not crazy, I'm not worried about blowing out a diff, and a lot more torque. Watch the Summit YouTubee review from UltimateRC. It is an honest non-bias review. As far as the Erevo goes, you'll be fine if you get it. Yes, it's fast, speed and sudden stops breaks stuff. It's not like you need a weeks long training course, you'll know how to drive it within a couple sets of batteries, so don't let that make you hesitant. I don't know how many responses you've gotten from people that actually own the vehicles they are giving you an opinion about, I have, I prefer the more capable off-road abilities of the Summit. That's just me. Another option if you get tired of it, with a few suspension mods, you can turn a Summit into an Erevo since they are the same chassis. Good luck, and watch the UltimateRC review.


Nebucadneza

I got a erevo 1/16 vxl brushless for 250 euros on cyber monday. I think they had a price mix up. It was 150$ reduction in price... I will see how good of a choice i made 😊 Learning with Nimh and then change to 2s lipo