Traxxas Mini Rally Ford RS200 4x4 VXL Brushless 1/16 RTR AWD Rally Car (White) w/TQi 2.4GHz Radio, Battery & Charger

Fast, fun, rips, drifts spins all street fun you can have except it's no where near rally and it shouldn't even be in the name. ***ALSO PLAGUED WITH MANY MANY ISSUES. BAD ONES THERMAL SHUT DOWN. Also The shortest of short grass I'm talking .5 or less it can't even go through and gets stuck. Most dirt slows it down where when you see it running on videos online yeah it doesn't do that unless you have perfectly flat dirt like a manicure baseball field no one will ever let you on. Now for reliability. The car is tougher the most all Traxxas and doesn't break drive shafts like it's job. However thermal shut down on this is real and such an issue with the velenium motor they use in this line and many others. It just shuts down every 10 15 min that's your run time. Im on pure asphalt and even when I just cruising around 15 min done. It's highly annoying. I've been through 3 sets of tires thats 12 tires in 9bl runs that's insane the stock tires are absolutely junk. Also I got 76mm 2.55 in tires cut the front body fenders and those tires make a world of a difference in handling it doesn't bottom out anymore on my road, doesn't flip over, steady and feels so gripped it won't cartwheel or to flying. Now with the stick small 65mm or 63mm wheels I was going insane their too small it makes the car too low and it rubs and smacks everything with the chassis. I wanted this as a show piece but a runner too but it's just not both. It's now a mean but up beat up really fast it looks menacing actually. It's just the downfall is Traxxas. They use sub par quality control. Sub par engineering and parts and could do way better for what they charge. St $339 this car is way too much money, nvm ar 449. I wanted to buy another once this died but realized how dumb and annoying it would be to deal with the same plagued issue and no fix. I added an esc heat sink and fan nope still shuts itself down. Also the battery options are terrible either a 3500kmah 2s or a 1400mah 3s fits that's it. Fun little car with major flaws. Be prepared to modify, down gear the car or put extra cooling on or your going to just wish you left it on your shelf. I recently bought a $158 dollar rally drift 1/14 car because I was going to buy one worth 690 and another at 421 and honestly after seeing reviews how they drive and all that I'm convinced i can get exactly what I want out of this new $158 car I ordered over this and any other car in the class or price. This is the most flawed class out there right now. Don't buy the bigger Traxxas rally vxl either same issues though I love the looks. That's the thing they kill you with looks then you get it and it's junk. I highly suggest doing some research and there's a good YouTube video out there explaining in detail ligature from Traxxas explaining thermal shut down issues, well documented, and that your expected to gear down and do other stuff. Or a 3s car is really rated for 2s since their testing is straight of 2s testing. I'm staying far away from Traxxas their terrible and I should've listened to the masses speaking it. My first car was a Rustler Ultimate and all I did was wrench it driveshaft every single time I drove or ever other. The car same thing shut down in 12 to 25 min on a 5000mah 2s or 3s both it didn't matter. I'm bothered by this I also bought a Ford raptor ultimate and basically it's a shelf queen cause it'll just overheat as well. I wouldn't touch another Traxxas and honestly really upset with what I have with then their a junk brand I have a maxx ultimate and I dont want to get into that. But in staying away from Traxxas for a long long time they need to come to reality. The whole lineup of their cars suffers thermal shut down whether you spend $339 on this Ford or $599 on maxx which also comes with a despicable servo. Lastly the servo on this isn't great it's your typical cheap Traxxas junk. It pops clicks hums makes noise and told it's normal I replaced it 3 times in my rustler 2 under warranty they all did it but only after a crash. It tell me their all metal digital servo they claim is metal really has plastic gears inside first that strip and cause that to happen so then the servo is constantly trying to fight to find its center. Another seriously aggravating feature. That's why I'm saying save your money or stretch your money. Get something more robust and worthy of a road. For $339 you'd be surprised what you can come up with or for just literally $100 more the infraction 3s is the best option with 2 thermal fans and is beastly. My review has been long but I hope I can help someone save some money and stand clear of a band brand. You want the hobby to be fun and enjoyable not get agitated and want to throw the thing for so many reasons. It could be an awesome car if traxxas just wasn't so greedy.