RC SHOOTOUT 2 - Traxxas X-Maxx vs XRT (Stock) 

Super cheap to fix too. Parts are usually only $5-10 and once you find the weakpoints and fix the ones that annoy you, it shouldn’t break often. The big traxxas cars are definitely the cheapest large scale cars to maintain

Thanks Jim. 🤜🤛

What can't the xrt do. Though???

@@spekz718 There are now 6 of us, 4 xmaxx and 2 xrt. We shoot both on off-road tracks and in real off-road terrain, using natural ramps and so on. When there are too steep climbs, the xrt fails and even when there are particular terrains we noticed that it struggles. For example with mud or terrain with a lot of soil, it blocks easily. On normal trail roads it is perfect, but for real off road we noticed that the xmaxx is better.

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I’ve seen that the xrt backflips just as easy as and xmaxx

Xmaxx races are MUCH more fun, derpy and all

Yeah, for sure. That's why I made this video and the next one coming up, it's to show how similar, yet different they are.

It really depends on how they're used. The X-Maxx is more fun to jump (maybe) and great for driving over very rough terrain, but at the same time, it's frustrating to drive in a circuit because it just doesn't handle that great in the turns. While the XRT is kinda the opposite, really. However, I think it'll be easier to tune the XRT to more like the X-Maxx, but it would be harder to get the X-Maxx to be more like the XRT. Regardless, they're both great trucks and both fun to drive. 😎

@@AussieRCPlayground this is the exact type of comment I’m looking for. I want the off-road capability of the xmaxx but don’t care for the clumsiness of the xmaxx. How could you go by doing this, sort of making the XRT similar to the xmaxx in this sense but not quite.

Xmaxx Wide kit will fix that 😊

Not really The X-Max wide kit kind of fixes that right off the bat kind of lowers it down a couple inches and makes it way more stable​@@AussieRCPlayground

Hopefully I'll get out again this weekend for another rip. 😁

Thank you. 🙂👍

Haha, yeah, dropping $4k on a couple of these is getting serious. And by that I mean, that's a serious loan or credit card debt for the average person. 😏

Thanks 👍

Great tip. Thank you. 🙂👍

Thanks for sharing, Ron, great to hear you're enjoying the hobby. 😎👍

WD-40 is kerosene-based which will degrade your plastics. Bad idea. I know of a popular RU-vidr who recommends WD-40 for "strengthening" plastics, but that is the placebo effect. WD-40 and other solvents will weaken your plastics. If you wanna clean with chemicals, use stuff like baby wipes.

​@@Boogie_the_catNot really a placebo. It can make brittle plastics more flexible, thereby making them more durable in certain situations. It's not 'strengthening', but whether or not it's a degradation depends on what attributes you want the plastic to have.

Thanks 👍

Same deal here. Been wanting the xmaxx for years but the XRT is making me wonder which one is better

If you like Jumping / stunts / off road, get the Xmaxx. If you rather just go fast and race around a field or on road, get the XRT. I prefer Xmaxx. My mate has the XRT. It looks cool and fast but not the greatest if bashing is your thing.

If you have been wanting the xmaxx for a long time then get it as you won't be disappointed. Took me years of saying no to the xmaxx because of price. I then got cheaper rc,s but wasn't for me. I then got the xmaxx and wow the smiles I get from it.

I'll see what I can do to make that happen. 🙂

I appreciate the feedback, but I wasn't aware you controlled what content I put out. When did this rule come into effect and why wasn't I notified? 😬 All jokes aside, if it offends you that much that I show off a Traxxas product on my channel, then don't watch the video. You don't have to threaten me with "unsubscribe" nonsense because that's not gonna change anything. If you were serious about me "supporting T-brand" than you would've unsubbed ages ago because I have heaps of other videos about Traxxas cars that are years old.

Hi Darryl, I left Metro last October, so you won't get me there. Best to contact me via socials and I'll do what I can to help you.