ALRIGHT!This is a wicked beginner truck. It’s very mashable and bashable, and it’s hobby grade, so there are a lot of mods and repairs that can be done.First thing, out of the box this thing is set up terribly. The body is way too high, the suspension is way too low, and the shocks, while reasonably decent oil shocks, aren’t filled with the right amount of oil. The oil also seems a little too low in viscosity for the weight of the truck.The suspension is still drivable as is (I haven’t changed the oil on mine yet), but right out of the box you’ll want to lower the body posts as far as they’ll go and move the shock mounts to their highest position. The factory setup causes the front control arms to bottom out before the shocks, which makes you lose about 50 percent of your suspension travel. I recommend making these adjustments unless you like the truck being upside down all the time. Once the adjustments are made, the truck handles surprisingly well.The bads:• It has 2 piece beadlock wheel rims, and they’re pretty bad. I was throwing tires off quite a bit. It doesn’t help that the tires weren’t installed well to begin with. I recommend removing the tires and reseating them properly from the start. Putting them in the freezer before mounting helps them seat properly. A bead of CA glue helps a lot as well.• The semi hard body looks cool, but it has a lot of breakable parts. Basically, the body doesn’t match up to the solid durability of the chassis. It would be better if it had a conventional shell. Also, the back of the body doesn’t use pins, it sort of clips in. This is great for quick battery changes, but it pops out easily when you roll over and land upside down.• For some reason, the reception is a little spotty. Sometimes it cuts out on me around 100 to 150 feet away.The goods:Everything else is awesome. It’s fast and super durable. It has a decent little brushless motor. It’s a bit small for the truck’s size and geared high, so it does cog a little bit. Still, it’s very serviceable and upgradable. I know it’s an entry level car, but parts like motors, ESCs, receivers, and servos are, for the most part, transferable and can be reused on future vehicles. That’s why I strongly recommend modding if this is a hobby that interests you.I took it for a pretty relentless bashing (I’ll include a little bit of video). I bent up the body a little and peeled one tire completely off the rim, with another starting to come loose. I’ve since fixed up the body with some small plastic washers and reseated the tires with glue. It’s been holding up well so far and has been tons of fun.I HIGHLY recommend this truck as a first RC for anyone interested in getting into the hobby. It’s very DIY friendly (three quarters of the hobby is working on your trucks), and it performs well enough to learn how to control something with a little bit of GRRRRRR!