I am a reformed 1/10 off road racer turned backyard "I can beat you to that tree and back" racer. I have loved the revo since it came out and finally I have 2 brushless E-Revos. Do people really hate the E-Revo that much. I hardly ever see one on here for sale and hear a lot of hating on them. Is it because there are none out there or is it because "I Love mine and am in NO way selling it" or is it hate because it is better than the Savage (sorry my friends have Savages and personally I really dont see what the big deal is with them). Summits are out there but seldom a Revo and was curious why....

I feel its because they just are not as popular as they once were (monster trucks in general) .

All the focus has went to 1/8 buggy and truggy . But you are right the EREVO is a great truck and a lot of fun to drive . I still have the same one I got like 4 years ago .....

i love my e revo brushless great truck

1/8 Truggy/Buggy makes up most of the noise you'll hear on any forum that has a high concentration of racers.

There's a roving "Traxxas sucks!" squad as well.

I've got a Summit and it's been a great truck. I'd own an E-Revo as well if I didn't already own a Maxx.

The erevo is awesome also get some t bone racing skids for her and a wheelie bar and change your arms to rpm

I had one along many other traxxas trucks. They cannot hang in the truggy class due to being way too heavy. They are a pain to work on. Outside of that they are fun to drive. Although I don't regret having I wouldn't have another since you just use a truggy to achieve the same thing only better

I like my e revo once I got it to my liking. Lst diffs, rpm arms, cvds etc so it will hold up to the power. I also only use it as a basher. My rc8be will run circles around the revo

It's pretty simple. The E-revo is $750 so most people can't afford to drop that coin. People who do have them don't sell them partially because of how much they have in them, and partially because they are outstanding to drive so why sell it........ especially at a discounted rate. This leads to a bunch of kids who can't afford it and hate it because they can't have it. Tough toots kids. Some things are worth the price and the E-revo is one of them. Happens all the time with people talking smack about how the Lamborghini is crap because a turbo civic will keep up with it or some ludicrous argument from some trailer park trash that can't afford an exotic so they just talk trash about it.

The truth is hard to ignore......... the Revo is the brother of the Tmaxx and they are both the best selling RTR monster trucks of all time. Yeah, they suck so bad everyone who can afford one has one. The E-revo stepped to a different level when it stamped out that $750 price tag though because before that $450 would get you any revo on the block with the exception of the Platinum.

They are not race trucks against anything other than themselves as far as I am concerned. They are more sporty than a Savage, but still a monster truck. I know of many tracks that have revo races and it's a huge blast when everyone has one and the driver has to actually drive to win. Personally though I think they just make great fun around the house.

I agree with you, A lot of people bash traxxas but at my local track there is a huge traxxas slash class. Best driver wins. Hard to compare the e revo to something else race wise because what else out there is close to its design.

Yeah the price is why I didnt have one until now. I loved it before and really like it now. So I didnt make it a week out of racing before I got another racer. I got a Losi 8ight-t nitro roller. So now I got to get the conversion kit for it and when I get to race the truggy will go. Always liked them too!

Another annoying bit is that you see the Revo compared to Truggies on a fairly regular basis.

The Revo is an MT. Not a Truggy.

Example:

Losi 8T Roller with a E-conversion kit = about $650

A nice $100 servo for it.

A Tekin (whatever KV ESC/Motor for Truggy = $280- $310

Futaba 4PL $200

On the low side (If you already have a radio) your looking at about $1000 for a Truggy. To make a traxxas erevo remotly even close to this would cost you another $3-500 in "upgrades" and it still will not be as strong, bash worthy or race worthy as a Truggy. This is not a bash post, it's a reality post.

Your looking at about $1000-1200 for the erevo and $1200 for the Truggy with a new radio, plus you can bash the Truggy if you choose and race it at just about any track your little heart desires.. Even if your into a Truggy for a couple hundred dollars more it's still way worth it. Your going to buy what again?


I don't think it's a matter of anyone hating the $750 plastic erevo, it's more a matter of people starting to open their eyes and doing some math.

IMO, If I want to buy a M/T, I want a real looking M/T! I want a big honking big tire real M/T. I don't want something the same size as a truggy that is "considered" a M/T.. That's just me and my opinion.

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Sorry to kill the buzz with some math truth

Try the traxxas forums, you can't tell the truth in there

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