[jhautz]

I parted m Emaxx out some time ago and never looked back. WAY too many other good options out there IMO.

My problem with the emaxx was, by the time I upgraded everyything so it could withstand a day of running (either on a track or just bashing it around) without breaking I had so much money in it I no longer wanted to run it for fear of defacing/damageing it. But, back when I built mine the 1/8 thing was not as easy to do. The motor mounts that you can get from RC-Monster now didnt exist and if you wanted to mount a motor in something you had to fab it up or design it and have it fabed for you and the G2R wasnt around yet for the easy revo conversion. Now there are many almost drop in solutions. and I much prefer them especially if you plan on running it. You can take a tough basically stock buggy or truggy and bolt in the motor mount and your electronics and battery tray and you are off with an almost indestructable vehicle with no fear of part breakage cuz eveything isnt aftermarket on it and is easilly replaceable for reasonable $.

The only reason I miss my Maxx is for nostalgic purposes. It would be nice to have a blinged out beefed up maxx to have around just to have. Lets face it, probably 90% of the people on this board had an emaxx as their first electric large scale vehicle. (even though its still technically 1/10)

Now Onthe other hand... The new emaxx looks to be much tougher, but I havent ever messed with one myself. That I could see just buying one, dropping a nice mid power brushless system in it and haveing a nice daily driver that seems that it can take the punishment.