Axial RC Truck 1/10 SCX10 III Jeep JT Gladiator Rock Crawler with Portals RTR (Batteries and Charger Not Included), Gray, AXI03006BT1

Got it on the sale - absolutely killer truck, build quality outstanding - first 10.3 coming from a 10.1/ 10.2 owner for a while, I'm thoroughly impressed!Only thing I did not like was the 2in1 esc/ receiver, but I replaced that quickly with a HW 2in1 2300kv, and my owner Spektrum SR515 receiver. Things a beast!

Axial has always been one of my favorite products. Instead of buying the correct battery I bought a 5000mAh lipo spektrum battery that axials website had recommended. Turned out that the battery has an ic5 connector and the esc on this truck is an ic3. So if you do this plan ahead and get an ic5 to ic3 adapter. I’m currently waiting for a complete esc, receiver, transmitter, and motor for my truck as an upgrade just because I wanted to get the best truck for my money. Haven’t driven it yet but here’s where the truck is as of now

Overall great truck for the price

This thing is awesome. I'm 4 months in and still love it.

The overall style of this is really good and for just driving around on the trails in a few rocks and stuff not too bad the best thing is I bought this for my girlfriend and she loves it and really likes me now

I love to drive and mod this truck.

I was scared about this one but it is a beast and has amazing climbing ability.

This truck is cool and has a lot of features. The actual function is what is really disappointing to me. At the $500 mark, I expected it to be ready to run at a basic to moderate level. I guess the short version would be if you want a pretty display truck, this is a great option. If you want to drive it, be prepared to spend some time / money on it to get it functional.The suspension required significant adjustment to support the weight of the vehicle with a 3s 3000mah battery installed. Even after suspension adjustment, the tires make significant contact with the body / flares during articulation. Horizon Hobby (seller and owner of axial) customer service feels that tire to body contact is normal even when it's bad enough to stop forward progress. The speed range out of the box is more of a slow basher, not a crawler as the name states. Last but not least, you have to remove the body to get to the power switch. Removing the body isn't too bad, but installing it requires some voodoo. You have to align the body posts front and rear and insert them in the holes while simultaneously aligning the full length of the lexan body down both sides into the channels that run the length of the chassis. I feel like these things could have all been resolved at little to no cost to the manufacturer, but their focus was on making it look cool instead of making it functional.