What are some alternatives to TRX-4M?

[Col_Sanders]

I think this person is a troll. They say they have an expensive radio but they can’t afford a few upgrades for their one eighteen scale truck? Something doesn't add up.

I get what he is saying. I can spend $200 on an esc & motor for a 1/10 and not even think twice about it, but I can not bring myself to spend $160 for an esc, motor and a receiver for a truck that I spent $150 to buy new.

With that said, there are brand new TRX4m takeoff esc/motor/rx combos on ebay for $45. I would have just done that. Or if I had an RX laying around, may have tried the $70 brushless Injora setup.

 

[JatoTheRipper]

Yesterday, my son got the Redcat Ascent 18 at our local hobby store. Cool rig but still comes with ESC/RX combo. Worst case scenario, there is a bit of room if he needs to replace it with a FlySky RX and some small ESC.

After all of this, he got himself right back into the same position while spending nearly double the money in the end. Spending less would have given him the electronics for the TRX-4M and he would have been left with one really good rig. Instead he has another RTR from a lesser brand. I don't understand this thinking at all, but it is his money and free to waste as he likes. In all honesty, the TRX-4M is the best 1/18th scale rig.

 

[bgredjeep]

I'm curious how the trx4m was "gotten rid of". Like given away? Thrown away? Sold cheap as parts?