Awsome cheap Hobby rc car
589074
I am not sure where the bad reviews for this car comes from, I have been giving it hell from rock climbing to jumping the steps in the stair, it has been 2 weeks, and I haven't been able to break anithing of this car, (No that I am looking for it), But if it happens it is definitely from abuse, and that is something this car can take.
I dismantle the gears because a clicking noise and turns out it was a little rock that got in, for my surprise all the gears ar metal exept for one, which you can buy for about 10 here in amazon, so that will be my second upgrade. I saw that the esc has an option for lipo, so i went ahead and bough a 2s 20c Lipo 500mha Changed the jumper, and now this truck has the devil inside. I measured top speeds, with the nimh battery is about 17mph, with the lipo it bumps upto 24~25 mph So far very happy with my purchase, and thinking on buying another one for my kid
4221491
This beautifuld loco, its great deal for  a low price, have nice details on die cast, and works good, maybe not for the experts, but really great for the beginners or the people that wana have a nice loco for a low price, you can take some pictures of it in your lay out, and you will see how this model its explendid. nice deal.

the nice:
very detail model.
very cheap
works great still in not dcc
comes whit dummy plugs for pc system
have good light in front and in the rear.
if you pay attention when is runing  you can hear the chu cu chu cu 8) lol

the bad
as a cheap model, not have sound or smoke 8( very bad
to ensamble the tender whit the loco, you will ned to do very carefully cause the wire can be very fragile i think.
2703224
My son loved this RC car. Looks great and the price is unbeatable. It runs fast, but batteries won't last long.
4054074
This is a great little toy rc car. It truly does go very fast, I can keep up with cars in my neighborhood. I bought extra batteries because it's so much fun to drive. I experienced an issue with the cars performance and the customer service was excellent. Emails returned within 24 hrs or less. They even sent me replacement parts that I needed and they made it easy.

Well worth the price !
4058354
I got mine for my Christmas present from my grandparents. What I liked about the car was as soon as I took it out of the box, all I had to do was charge the battery and it was ready to go. After a while of using it, I upgraded the battery to get more runtime. Overall, this a a very fun and exciting car! I would recomend it for beginners!
3465004
Overall I'm very happy with the purchase of this RC car.  With the optional NiCAD battery, this car really moves.  (I highly recommend the battery pack, even over Nickel Metal Hydride AA batteries because the car really is 30% faster as advertised.  The battery pack is really 8AA batteries, but the car only takes 6AA when you don't use the pack).  The only draw back is the transmitter is a little weak, so it's range is somewhat limited.  At 50 feet away or so, you'll lose function.  However, the car is very quick and so far has been very rugged as well.  I've jumped and flipped it many times and it still drives great.  For only $30 for both the car and battery pack, I'd buy it again... in fact I did.  I decided that I better have a backup car since like my old Turbo Hoppers I usually break them by eventually driving them through a puddle of water.
1418075
I got this for my Godson, for his first remote control vehicle. It's very sturdy and a basic R/C vehicle, which he is enjoying playing with. The only real issue I have with it is that it does not have rechargeable batteries--that would have made this a 5 star item in my book. This takes 2 AAA and 6 AA batteries. It moves pretty well and has about a 30 foot range. All in all a nice starter R/C car for a youngster (mine is 6). Seems to be well-made and is holding up good so far.
1531749
I've had this car for a couple weeks now and wanted to put it through it's paces before leaving a review, upon the first box opening, I was floored at how feature filled this car is! As someone who hasn't been in hobbyclass RC for about 5 years, I remember when I had to pay $200+ for a Traxxas (cheapest brand you could get at the time) Stampede with a mechanical speed control, Ready-to-Run, with one battery and a charger. This little car? $119.00.

2 favorite features
-Remember the days when you had to buy different radio crystals to run with your friends? Not anymore! Thanks to the new radio technology, you can run a bunch of these immediately out of the box without messing with additional crystals.

-Throttle adjustment on the controller. When I was a kid, I had tons of "toy" R/C cars because I didn't have the skills needed to drive the hobbyclass ones at speed, this led to my parents buying tons more R/C cars as I got older. With this controller, I can dial the car down enough for my 4yr old nephew to drive it. I wish I could've captured the look on his face when he got to drive Uncle Rob's race car. Priceless

-Durability. Just this past weekend I had the car running around a large piece of land at our 2nd home, the car had no problem slicing through wet fresh cut grass, mulched leaves, sticks and other debris. The biggest debris of all? My brother's great dane though the car was a squirrel and gave chase, he eventually caught the car as the battery lost it's juice and sank his teeth in. The lexan body cracked a little bit on the roof, and there are some tooth holes in the side, but we continue to run the around (away from the Great Dane this time) all weekend long.

Bottom Line: If you're new to Hobbyclass R/C, this is a great way to get started. Your age doesn't matter (with the ability to dial down the throttle), I will be buying one of these for my nephew so he and I can enjoy them together.

If you're returning to Hobbyclass R/C, like me, I've been wanting to get back into R/C for a long time, but with all of kits out there and with all the new pricey technology, shopping for one can be overwhelming (not to mention costly) if you don't have the right advice. This is a great way to rejoin the hobby and not kill your wallet. This one is the first in my fleet as exceed has bunches of cars and trucks both gas and electric powered. While I can't speak for those, I can speak for this little rally car. What an absolute blast!
818032
I just bought this buggy for my birthday. I have the newest version and it comes with a 15c 3500mah 7.4  2s hexfly lipo!  It also has a basic balancing lipo charger.  It took about 5.5 hours to charge.  This buggy has some reallll power! It my first hobby grade rc and what an experience! Redcat is good quality from what I see. Picked this buggy over the s30 and shockwave nitro for an easy introduction what a great choice this is still fun I need to get comfortable with controlling rc it because it is powerful. The lipo it came with lasted about 30 mins.  It has a lot of potential to be better and it is awesome stock.  It was kicking up dirt grass and leaves.  I am impressed with my redcat I hope the review is helpful and I like to make a YouTube channel showing this buggy in action
3545573
Ok a little history first. Back in the day I used to race these things back when I was in High School and some in college a bit. Fast forward 15 years and I now have my own 11 year old son. His experience with RC is limited to the cheap little ones that you find at Walmart and Target for less than $100. I decided for Xmas that I would buy one a bit more expensive to make sure he's interested AND get experience before we take the plunge and buy a full-on racing truck. My point is, I know a bit about these and the test subject here is an 11 year old with extremely limited experience.

Right off the bat, this thing broke, with pictures. My dad (his grandpa) has a known habit of LOVING all things RC and tends to play with them first to "show you" how they work. My son was at my parents on Xmas day when this opened and as he did to me for many years, my dad decided to show him. Unfortunately for as much as grandpa loves these things, he's not that great at them. Instead of going right to miss the curb, as the car was going at him, to show off, he went left and full-on smacked the car into the curb at full speed. This caused damage to the chassis as pictured. Replacement was only about $15 though and again, these things happen. THIS CAR GOES FAST AND IS NOT INDESTRUCTIBLE. IF YOU THINK YOU ARE GOING TO GET SOMETHING YOU CAN RUN AT 20-35MPH INTO SOLID OBJECTS AND EXPECT IT TO SURVIVE, YOU'RE NUTS!

Anyways, so the chassis came and we replaced it. He then ran into our second "problem". This thing has a servo-saver, which is basically a spring attached to the steering servo (motor that makes it go left or right) so that if you smack into a curb or rack or building or cat at full speed, the spring will allow the steering linkage to tweak without breaking the gears in the servo. Naturally hee has run into a number of things as he is learning to control the truck. Once this happens it's an easy fix in that you unscrew the steering arm from the servo, reset it so it sits between the springs and then screw it back on. Takes 3 mins tops, most of the time is spent getting the body on and off.

Despite the servo saver, he still managed to damage the servo. It's got a 3kg rating and he definitely rammed thing at more than 3kg of force over and over again. We spent $10 and got the 6kg servo now and it's been smooth sailing since as he gets better.

This is a learners car or an EXCELLENT backyard brawler. Again you can't run into things 20-35mph and expect it to survive every single time. I highly recommend getting a 5000maH battery and charger...so you have two packs and can run them without having to recharge for hours and then getting 15 mins of playtime.

In conclusion, this car was more than enough fun to remind me that I missed and loved the hobby. I'll be getting my own truck soon enough so I can join him and teach him how to race with other people on a track as well. For the cost as well as "fun factor" out of the box you really can't go wrong.
1877115
The Electrix line of RC cars by Horizon is meant for people who are new to "hobby level" RC cars (Horizon's Losi brand covers the mid and upper level offroad markets).  Hobby level cars are several steps beyond the disposable $30-$70 RC toys that you'll find at most big box stores.  Hobby level cars can be fragile, require some regular maintenance, and have replaceable or upgradeable parts.  Compared to most other lines of "entry level" cars, Electrix's vehicles are on the slow side and understeer a little, which makes them a poor fit for someone who is a more experienced driver, but a perfect fit for someone who is just getting started.

The cars are relatively inexpensive and simply designed, but not cheaply made.  Though not indestructible, they are, out of the box, among the most durable RC cars at any scale, I have ever driven.  Additionally, the Electrix line already has many upgrade parts available which can make these cars reasonably competitive if the driver's skill improves to the point that they're ready to race and they want to make the most of their investment.

In short, these are perfect first cars for anyone who is just starting in RC racing.  The durability of the cars also makes them ideal candidates for loaner cars when friends or kids want to drive.  Though, if durability and bashability is primary reason for getting a car, the Ruckus monster truck (also by Electrix) might be a better bet.  Whereas the Boost Buggy and Circuit Stadium Truck are durable racers, the Ruckus sacrifices all pretensions for racing in favor of being able to take abuse.  The Ruckus has more ground clearance, bigger wheels, and additional bumpers and reinforcements around the chassis.

Children will probably need an adult to help them perform some of the regular maintenance on the car to keep it running.  The on/off switch for the car and the rechargeable battery are located under the body shell, which means the body will need to be removed pretty regularly.  The body is attached with two pins that might be a little difficult for small hands to get on or off (I used the wrench that was included to hook under the pins and pull them out).  The plug for the rechargeable battery is pretty snug, and might be hard for some kids to work with.  At about 15 minutes per charge, you might also consider a second or third battery to swap in.

"Assembly" of the car involved charging the battery, mounting the battery into the car with wing nuts, connecting the battery's plug to the car, installing the antenna on the car (running a wire through the antenna tube and then pressing the antenna tube into a hole in the chassis), attaching the body and wing to the chassis (four pins, total), screwing the antenna into the controller, and putting eight AA batteries in the controller.  At that point it was ready to run.

Though people who race 1/10 scale cars already know this, 1/10 scale cars are pretty large (the Boost is about 16" long) and pretty fast, which makes them poor rug-racers in most homes.  They're best in the driveway, on a track, or open space.  There is a growing market of 1/24 and 1/32 racers that work great inside (1/32 will fit in the palm of your hand), but the trade off is that they're often not protected from the dust and dirt that will inevitably get into them when they're outside.
3994223
This Maisto R/C 1:24 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS Radio Control Vehicle is a good choice for casual RC fun. We have a few RC cars that we enjoy using in our shop's large parking lot.

This car takes 2xAA and 2xAAA battereis (not included) and has decent battery life with normal usage. The range is good for a car in this price range and it performs as expected. I do like the controls and detail of the car.

Recommended!

CFH
1565845
i got one of these just on the off chance it would be a bit of fun. it is a fantastically fun little racer and my 5-year-old son is enjoying every moment.  the car feels very durable for the price, and after a good amount of of fun, I am only happier to see my son having a smile on his face.
2326301
Great little rc helicopter. Amazing how well this rc works for the cost.
4663461
This is a fun and fast car. It's fairly light and the fact that is truly 4WD helps when driving it thtough hills and grass. My kid and I had a blast playing in our backyard. The car comes with two rechargeable batteries for the car (just one needed, so you get to charge one while using the other one) and a 9-V alkaline for the remote control. Be aware that the manufacturer recommends charging the batteries for **not more than 4 hours**, as they may overheat. A completely charged battery will give you about 20 minutes of play.

Construction quality is **not** the best, especially regarding the remote control. The car is basically a chassis with wheels as the body-style you see in pictures is just a flimsy plastic hood/cover which has been painted on. However, that makes the car very lightweight.

The 60 mt claim on the range seems to be right. Also, the rubber tires, damping springs and general construction make the car durable, resistant to bumps and will prevent considerable damage to be done to furniture (or feet!).
4065232
Ok let's get something straight right out of the gate... this is probably the cheapest RC vehicle of it's size! You can't expect miracles here people. I researched cheap RC vehicles for hours and read at least 7-8 reviews on this exact truck. Out of the reviews I read, only a couple were praising it's greatness. The rest were about how cheaply it was made or how poor it performed outside in obstacles of the world (grass, mud, snow, puddles etc). The item wasn't available on Amazon when I bought it so I walked down to a local world-wide budget warehouse store (starts with Wal and ends with Mart) and found it there for $14.99 (Canadian). The truck was purchased as a gift for a 5 year old that I know.

Here is a break down of what you get for $15

Pros
- Cheapest RC vehicle of it's size
- Vehicle is 1:24 scale (about 7" long and 4" high)
- Is full function radio controlled (left/right and back/forward)
- Has front wheel alignment dial to adjust straight driving alignment
- Design resembles actual vehicle and not some bug, dinosaur or concept vehicle (Dodge Ram 1500 in this case)
- Toy comes well packaged with special plastic plugs holding the controller and vehicle in place

Cons
- vehicle does not have performance of more expensive (even $10-15 more) vehicles
- Vehicle does not have rear bumper (helps prevent damage to truck and walls)
- Vehicle's front bumper is not full length (leaves tires exposed)

I wan't to restate that the performance (turning radius, shock absorbing, speed and battery life) is not as good as a more expensive RC vehicle. This vehicle performs well on low and high pile carpet, as well as tile and wood floors. It turns great but the radius won't blow your mind. I found that the link between the controller and the vehicle is very quick, it does what you want when you tell it to. This vehicle is $15, and is rated for 4+ year old children. Don't expect it to satisfy your 10 year old, or even an 8 year old. If the truck turns on and drives via radio controller for $15 then it's already surpassed my expectations. If the performance aspect is a concern for you then you'll have to spend more money.
4282734
Just ran it for the first time yesterday, seems pretty good.  I wish all the rc cars used the same wiring connectors. Other than that I do appreciate the  follow up e mail and will let you know how it performs.