BEST CHEAP ENTRY LEVEL 4wd RC Monster Truck? | Arrma Granite 4x4 MEGA v3 Unboxing In Depth Review
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Team Associated MT10 is what I think is the best rtr beginner truck. not to mention the fact that it seems to be indestructible. Just my opinion.
Other than that, thanks for another honest opinion review, Mark. Keep up the good work.
Or maybe the 3s bigrock
I was just getting ready to say the same thing. He cannot say anything about team associated being they are a competitor to tekno. If you notice he won't review any of the race brands. He only does rtr stuff that doesn't have a race team. This is way u see mostly arrma taymia and traxxas on here amd repeats of the same danm truck over and over again. Go over to razor rc for a real review. He isn't a sponsored racer so he can give a non bias opinion/review
100% MT10. The base platform is the same brushed vs brushless, so you just need to swap electronics. The arrma mega needs another $65 of blx parts upgrades to make it the same as their 3s line. Arrma misleads customers saying it's "brushless ready". Maybe, but the mega gearing will not hold up. Sneaky money grab by arrma. It's actually $380-$390 all spent to upgrade. Much better just to go blx straight away or better yet, just get an MT10 😎
In the UK the Associated MT10 is the cheap go to first hobby RC very strong and mega performance. It is brushless also the MT8 is now available again brushless. They don't tend to put remote batteries as they do not know how long it could sit waiting to be sold and they would go bad, yeah I know this has a NICAD/ NIMAH main battery but they tend to be ok sitting for long periods.
When it was £250 it was the best option but £340 takes away it’s bargain value
This is a great truck. My son has it. He broke the stock servo.. I upgraded to brushless motor and ESC. And added a bigger pinion gear.. also a wheelie bar off the BLX model. The Truck is sick. Only problem after some 3s drifting on brushless we eventually burned out the rear diff. Or input gear.. I still have to take it apart and fix it. But this truck handles great and can take a beating. Ours can go about 50+ mph. With the brushless set up and bigger gear !
just test drove one today. fast enough, durable, and battery gives great run time. Impressive.
Nice it doesn’t have to be a high dollar RC to have fun I’m glad you took the time to review it. Just enough speed to get some airtime.
For a couple bucks extra you can get a Stampede 4x4 kit, I just love Traxxas because of the dealer support near me
Try the Team Associated Rival MT 10 great beginner RC.
The granite is what started me out in rc. A great truck
It's great to have as a borrow vehicle. That's what mine is for. I have no problem giving the control to any of the neighbors or there kids.
Honestly I love the one I got my daughter. Had it almost 3 years and have only eaten one spur gear and is now needing new bearings. Shocks leak yes but she doesn’t care it just rips and she beats it all the time.
I’ve seen a few comments about the rival mt10, I think it’s time you take a look at one of those! 🤙 regardless thanks for another cool video
Awesome Tyson!! Great how everyone works together, especially in these times!!
Shout out to Gladiator Designs who created that mount design, and props to Tyson at Garage Life RC as the licensed printer/seller of this design.
I love your variety of content. Keep up the great work.
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A Good review on this. Definitely this is for a first time person getting into the hobby. 👍
Team associated MT10 is another great option.
Edit: I see I'm not the only one thinking this.
Good Review Mark. Tower Hobbies is running a sale right now and you can get the 4wd Granite for $175. Can’t beat that price. Brushless version (green) $290. A few other cars are on sale as well. Keep up the good reviews, really enjoy them!!
Even for a beginner I think brushless is the way to go it can be ran on a nimh battery, geared down, or slowed down with the remote and when a person is ready to go faster it's a free or inexpensive change vs having to buy a brushless combo or a whole new rc
It's always good to learn how to do it though, some models only come in brushed. Such as the proboat jet jam it only comes in brush but I wanted to convert into brushless so bad it was nice to learn how to do it.
@David C Andersen if you're servicing things like you should, changing gearing etc you'll have the motor out more than once, so I'll stick with what I said buy brushless it's easy to slow down and speed up, unless it's s budget issue no reason to buy brushed these days but that's just my personal opinion and preference
Brushed is the best beginner truck. Most people don't have self control to learn their RC. So by the time they learn their first RC especially if they start with a brushless, they have more than likely tore it up from it being more than they can handle. 30 mph more than fast enough for the first time drive, then upgrade later..
The Mega is solid but if you want the REALLY best entry level car you gotta take the 3s BLX
Hey bro I Just restarted the RC hobby again after all the kids moved out I pulled them out and started playing then I had to buy a granite and now I’m buying a black rock it’s addicting I am 58 and still love playing with RC cars love to watch a Videos bro thanks for being out there old guy Stormy
So my wife and daughter bought me the red and white version for my b-day and honestly speaking it was just like you said. At first it was really kool and fast for a beginner. The battery wasn't too bad once I got the 2s lipo battery with fast charger.After awhile I upgraded to the 3s version which didn't come with any batteries.
Thats my first RC car and was 100% worth it and had so much fun with it!
It really comes to life when you put it in lipo option on the esc
Traxxas Rally for a first time car I love that the wheels are inside the body helps keep stuff together when you are flipping during a crash only bad thing is I don't think that they come with a battery or charger
Bought one of these for my daughter. She's has done everything to it keeps going. Stick a 2s battery in it and it comes way more alive.
I bought the brushless Granite about two months ago for my first hobby grade RC and it's awesome. I do like that the spectrum radio has the 50% power switch on it. It gave me a chance to learn to drive it.
Love your videos man! Keep it up! You’re our inspiration for some of ours!
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My brushed 4x4 stampede came with bearings, the only bushings were in the bellcrank. I think their 2wd stuff has bushings instead of bearings though.
Nobody likes being called a newbie bro even if they are, beginner maybe but newbie just hurts 😂😂
Honestly I love the 1/16 traxxas summits for a kids first vehicle. Brushless, 4wd, easy to work on and find parts, oh and the 50% throttle is awesome. Since they are fully upgradeable one car can have 4 levels of learning. My six year old runs hers a loanstar raceway on Tuesdays.
I was looking for someone to comment comparing the arrma granite 1/10 to the traxxas summit 1/16 for about the same price. I was already leaning towards the summit
My first rc car was a 4s brushless 1/6 scale RedCat Shredder and I would always break parts
When your not going as fast it’s harder to break. Can’t believe they didn’t include the double A batteries though. I would say upgrade your charger like you said. Great platform to upgrade to Brushless though and easy to do.
Question can you do the water thing on the motor to see how it will preform?
I remember my first RC car was a 1/18 HBX and I thought that was fast. Next was a "1/10" Hosim and I thought that was fast. Then I bought my first Granite Mega v2 and I was blown away that something that big could move that quick. I got too ambitious and immediately bought a Big Rock and put in a 3S lipo in it and that scared me. It was way too uncontrollable for me at the time. So yes, the Mega is a great entry-level RC rig. I eventually upgraded my Mega complete brushless, 3S with steel spur, pinion, motor, drive train, etc the whole nine.
Nice car cool set up
Good evening brother enjoy the weekend great channel cool video
Cool thanks
Throw a vxl combo in it lol I did in my mega typhon and it’s been running great
i wish they put the 32p gears in it like the felony maybe in the V4 they will do that
Hello Mark I just bought one and I'm new to the hobby I also have a Hosim Xo7 any good recommendations for a charger I'm probably going to upgrade battery on the Arrma to but just a good all around charger u know what I mean.
Love ur channel
bought my son a Big Rock last year, put a 2s in it. (essentially the granite with a wider and longer wheel base. we love it. although the steering servo only lasted 3 runs. and I think I need to reprogram the esc because occasionally I lose all throttle control from dead. not a big deal for a 4 year old who plays with it 15 minutes at a time.
If I had to shimmy each time mark said “really really” or “very very” I’d be shaking my tatas for days 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Where do you get them wipes from ?
I like it. Have fun
Yea, my first big rc was a brushed senton, and it was amazing the first couple of times, but it quickly turned to, “I wish it was faster.” Within a month I had spent the cash to drop a brushless system in, and now, I pretty much only go brushless!
My first rc car was a latest Teton. I wished the same thing only it’s more difficult to make it brushless because of compatibility
I enjoyed the review and your honest assessment. I know very little about Arrma r/c cars. I did find out that Arrma sells a 1/10 2WD Granite Voltage and Horizon has for $129.99. It comes RTR and includes the charger and four AA's. The remote has the ability to turn down the sensitivity on the steering and throttle, which is great for new drivers. I wish Traxxas included those things on their basic remotes. Is it any good? I have no idea.Years ago the school I worked with tried the 2WD Arrma short course truck, the Fury, and we had issues with the motors.
If not this one Wich one do u recommend for beginners?
Hey Mark just wanted to touch base with you love the channel recently you did a review of a little container that holds all of your nuts and bolts neatly stored what was the name or the link for that company
Are you going to upgrade to 3s ? It would be funner.
For a kids first rc. A Traxxas rustler xl5 has to be number 1. I went with the arrma voltage stadium truck takes 2s lipo brushed ESC 30+ mph with 21t supplied pinion and it's $99 bucks RTR
Associated mt10 best first rc car!! Plus the thing is almost indestructible!!
Hey Mark, nice review, but i just wanted to point out that if you drive the car and flatten the battery, it's likely to take even LONGER than your 5 hour charge, which probably wasn't from flat. I'm guessing 7 or 8 hours just based on the charging current vs battery capacity. Cheers.
Just bought a Granite and mine slaps the chassis on a 5 ft jump. Going to get some PRO-LINE SHOCKS
Typhon or typhon tlr 100$ may be better if looking to send
Should redo the speed test with a lipo battery. My son raced his brushed Senton and got 5th place with it on 2s lipo.
Tyson is cool I'm subbed
I use wipes too with scrubby they're great for rc . I have the fastest granite possible its a granite body on a truggify typhon with 2200 kv haha not really a granite I guess ,granite is a great truck I ran one everyday for over a year going through all the parts eventually. The chassis and one diff are original when they were 300 with tactic remote and blx system they're were the best you can buy for the money . Later the rival 10 came for a little more
Arrma Granite 👍👍👍 Perfect ~~~
Should have got the 3s brushless version, a lot better truck
Should try putting some JC concept Renegades and Midwest rims on it makes that Granite look like a monster truck
Reckon how that one would compare to the brushless truck
I M a arrma man my self but our 3 step beginner and crap like that on the 3s models its on the controller it self witch if u ask me its much better then sitting there holding a button on the esc
The hpi maverick quantum truck or truggy looks like the perfect entry level brushless choice. It comes brushed or brushless. For $269 I think its hard to beat.
They break way to easily believe me and many other have had issues with them.
Hi love your vidoes
jumps nice.
For the price I still preferred this granite than 2wd traxxas. Perfect for my kids
I have many traxxas rc's. I bought a Arrma Volcano brushless 4x4 for my son and it cogs really bad, so bad that is has no mid range power because you have to give it so much throttle to get it to move past the cogging.. also risk jump it hit landed on all 4 wheels and bent a axel shift. All in all will stick to traxxas for my bashing needs.
You said you got this at a hobby shop in dallas but it was in a shipping box direct from arrma something doesn't add up because you said you purchased this from Hobby town so I'm really confused 🤔
Perfect.
That wing mount will make your sledge pop even more 😂
It's a great mount, Tyson! It's worth noting the wing mount design is by Gladiator Designs and printed/sold exclusively by Garage Life RC.
@@hecallsmeangel08 I don’t think anyone cares
Good for kids
I have the red and white one
The best first RC Car is a granite blx. You can throw a 3s in and set the controller to 50% and get a solid 30mph
This is a lot like the vorteks which I wonder if the granite body fits. I have a blast with it bashing in a city.
Yes
Big rock
You need to try a 2s l Iipo! It definitely has better power!
The red tool is used to adjust the slipper…
Off subject question but I'm thinking about getting into Tamiya. Do you have a recommendation. You've had alot of influence in my semi new hobby. So your advice would be appreciated. Thanks buddy
That's a loaded question!!! Sooo many to start w on Tamiya! Are you on our FaceBook group?
No I don't do Facebook anymore. I've been a fan of the lunch box since I was a kid I was thinking about that one but there's so many
Shout out to Gladiator Designs for designing that sledge 3d printed wing mount and Garage Life RC as the licensed seller of this mount. Looks good, guys!
0:18 teehee
Put a cheap Amazon brushless system in it!
Everyone knows a tyco turbo hopper was the best first Rc car.😜 But really my first Rc grade was some 4wd drive car my dad got me from a rc shop.... It broke we couldn't parts for it. So I upgraded to a RC10 T i think this was in 1991. Great video bro. Love your channel.
I had a Tyco turbo hopper slot car set when I was a kid. Mom bought it months ahead of time and I was so excited that Christmas morning when I got to set it up. 😁
I had that set too it had the tan color track and it came with a black buggy and a red one.
@@jasondessin8962 Yes sir! Those snap on guard rails came in handy in the turns. I remember the cars flying off onto the floor of grandma and grandpa’s basement. They jumped the dips well on that track!
Do you know if the team associated b6.3 is a good R/C car I am thinking about getting it
Ofcourse it is but not really for bashing or grassy fields
Ok tuankyou
@@paulclancy2404 ok thankyou
@@paulclancy2404 I am going to be doing alot of carpet racing with it
I have it great truck
Hello from southeast alaska
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To use a term you have said before: "You get what you pay for." Between the Bandit/2wd Slash and now this....I'm still going have to vote for Traxxas. Just my opinion. All of the Arma cars I've seen showcased just seem cheap to me. As for the price point for this this, it is a lower price, however Arma could have put a set of batteries for the radio and a decent charger. Great video dude!
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I’ve owned both recently brand new and I can easily say the Granite out preforms the Bandit in almost every way. The granite being 4wd alone is enough for me to say it’s clearly a better beginner RC, let alone the durability.
Story you're absolutely right. These Arrmas are cheap for a reason. They cut corners where others don't to get the price lower. When they go on sale for $50 or $100 off, it's a little bit better value.
It’s definitely not fast ,with a 2S lipo it tops out around 20 mph , I converted mine with a 3S spectrum motor/ esc combo with cooling fans , I’m getting 50 mph out of it with a 3S 5200mah battery , awesome truck! I would think by now Mark you converted yours , but I know you have a huge collection of R/C’s and decided to leave it stock !
Associated mt
Whoa no MSM shirt?!
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They should include a way better charger and battery and then just put the price up. Then were not stuck with crappy chargers./
I think someone would be better off starting off with a 3S model. The controller comes with 50%, and 75% power settings a new user could practice with to get used to the speed. This might be ok for a kid but an adult or teenager would get tired of it quickly. Unless that's the goal getting them to spend more money on upgrades.
4.5 hours to charge, even as a kid I'd be over it, lol
Thank God something not traxxas!! Love your channel but one thing I hate is your hard on for traxxas
It's hard to not love Traxxas when there is so much goodness! Plus it's down the street 💁♀️
It would suck even worst if you was a kid a didn't get a hobby grade rc truck at all
Story of my childhood. When I grew up I got em all myself ☺️
arrma Truck Monster
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Or the Typhon mega is awesome, , my hobby shop has them cheaper, it's a brushless beast now
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I think the traxxas Teton is better and it goes just as fast and cheaper does all the same as that truck
bro you dont need wings for bashing🤣
Kevin😂
You forgot to mention some of the biggest flaws, plastic pivot balls, plastic gears, plastic center shaft...parts that should not be made of plastic
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