I have very recent experience comparing Traxxas to ARRMA plastic at the local track in my area. Yeah, I get that the segment would be crowded with the Senton Mega, 3S, 6s, and the Mojave, but still, the Senton 6s just killed every other RTR SCT. What is really sad, they killed the Senton 6s. But, for half the price, why would I expect it too? BUT, it does not hold up like the 6s like does. And there is a LOT that I like about my Granite. The Mega was released before the Horizon switch, and the 4s trucks were in development (there were 4a parts leaked on Tower during the Hobbico era). The 4x4 platform was in the works before the Traxxas lawsuit happened. I don't blame Horizon for anything except the STX2. but if your idea of fun is dumping tons of cash into replacing lots of broken parts, go ahead and buy a Traxxas! That said, I would also consider a used TEKNO as they rarely break. It's possible that the Senton finally broke because the kids left while I running some practice laps of my own, but I'm fairly certain that I convinced them buy the TEKNO SCT410 once they saw the capability of my truck maneuvering around the track compared to what they had.
the on site shop at the track only supports the 2WD Spec Slash class because nobody races the 4WD Slash because it's far too fragile.Īnyway, the kid with the Senton kept wrecking his Senton over and over, I was just waiting for it to break next, but the truck just took all the abuse that kid could give it and he let his friends take turns driving his truck for the rest of their time at the track. All 3 kids were crashing with about the same speeds on the same jumps, this was their very first time visiting the track which just re-opened the previous weekend since the COVID shutdown for 2 months.Īnyway, within the very first battery pack, BOTH kids with Slashes broke within minutes and they didn't have any spare parts so their fun ended rather abruptly, kinda sad really.
While I don't own either brand, I had the pleasure of turn marshaling while watching several kids show up to the track, 2 kids were running the Slash and 1 kid ran a Senton 6S BLX. As much as it pains me, I suggest Traxxas over Arrma for people who are new, testing the waters, coming back from a long time off, etc.since I know the vehicle will at least perform properly out of the box. As you said, their radios are garbage (it should be considered theft that you are charged for them), the shocks leak like crazy, the pre-drilled mounting positions for the motor create a pinion/spur mesh that's just a tad too tight, leading to a number of issues, and there are lots of reports of defective ESCs with an LVC that kicks in way too high. I think Arrma's quality has gone down since Horizon got a hold of them. And depending on how you drive, the stock driveshafts may last a while so. $500, but it has a lot of the upgrades in the box, only really needs driveshafts.
If you do go Traxxas, I'd say get the Slash Ultimate.
#TRAXXAS RUSTLER 2WD PLUS#
Plus the Arrma comes with a true POS radio that needs to be replaced, so add another $30-$100.Īrrma's only advantage is that the 3s cars are $300 vs the traxxas cars $400. Meh, as an Arrma fan, I gotta say their newer "4x4" line (3s and 4s) are no better than tra$$as.īoth a Traxxas 4x4 slash/Rustler or a Arrma Granite / Senton will need.
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