Originally Posted by Lake Ober

If it is for your young son, I think that the stocked brushed model would be ok for him to learn on. However, it is a brushed motor, so it is gonna be pretty slow (he might not need the speed right now, but it's not bad to have for the future) and you will need to worry about maintancing and cleaning the motor. I mean, I personally think that it would be a better idea to buy the R.S. brushless model over the RTR brushed model. I believe it is less then $100 extra (if bought new), and that way you wont need to hassle with motor maintenance, and also if he get's good at it and want's to keep doing it, you won't need to buy him a better truck later. Heck, if you watch the "for sale" boards here on RCTech, I bet you could find a lightly used and well taken care of RS brushless SC10 for only about $200-$225. I understand that he is young, and doesn't need something incredible... but I believe it's worth paying just a tad more for a much better truck. The electronics on the RS truck are very solid and well built. You shouldn't have any issues with it at all. Hope it works out for you, I bet your son will have a BLAST