Please don't stop doing these videos, pit stops will help with rating. You have the best quality reviews. Taping tires, painting bodies, reviewing after market esc motor combos. Break cars on purpose is always a crowd favorite. Looking forward to seeing your next review

I just bought a second one of these on eBay the other day. Such a fun little truck. I love HPI radios.

I've had three of these over the years...great little truck. The most recent Savage XS release (the Fun Haver green/grey version) comes with pin style tires, so at least they updated that issue. Other than those tires, I love the HPI Yokohama Geolander tires...huge upgrade.

Good morning from the states. 👍👍 always enjoy your reviews. Thanks for taking the time to do the videos.

Keep the vids coming vas. Always quality. 🖒

Keep going with your channel man you’re the best!

Nice review Vas. Love that green El Camino body!

Spot on vas!! Such a fun rc to drive!!! 😁

Just got myself one of these ( Vaughn Gittin Jr Edition ) with 2 3s 5000mah 60c lipos for $600 all brand new. Absolutely been loving it and plenty fast. I clocked 94kmh. Far beyond enough speed but what makes it crazy is that accelaration. The new tryes are great aswell. Very similar to the ones you have in the video. Overall I rate it a 8.8 out of 10. While I haven't broken it or nothing has been damaged. Still looks like new. I can see some areas that may need replacing or upgrading. Beast of a truck though, especially for the prices it can be had for now.

@AussieRCPlayground

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome feedback. Glad you're enjoying it as much as I have. 🙂👍

@S.G54321

2 жыл бұрын

@@AussieRCPlayground Hopefully HPI bring out more stuff like this. A buggy or truggy would be pretty cool

Great review & spot on! It sure does have its faults, but at this scale, it's a totally unique platform. 👍😎👍

Great honest review bro

Great review and rating. I agree with your score I have one myself and it’s a lot of fun. 👍

I agree with everything you said, great review. I have one and how I tell people what it's like is it's like a wild animal that u can't tame and it's the most fun I've ever had with an rc, worth every problem it gives you.

Finely been waiting for this forever lol

Hey any future plans to get the new redcat shredder v2 on the channel ? Love the work

Legends say that Vas pins comments Great review 👍😃

@AussieRCPlayground

6 жыл бұрын

LOL. Who’s spreading these rumours... I must meet them. 😂

Where in Australia do you test your cars? The track looks great!

Vasco got a question for you over there can you still get a arrma nero?

Vas mate when are we going to see a 8s run of the Krazy Kaos reeper

Saludos Vasco! From the states just wondering if you could give me any advice on these "Bsd-Racing" rc's...... are they related to HPI?! Well thanx for all the Info and work you put into your channel. SUBSCRIBED!

Great review but i'll pass,but I am interested in the Pro-Line pro mt 4x4 which might be a little tuffer in the same category.Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.Really enjoy your style of testing and reviews.Thx for your honesty in them!

I would love you to review the firestorm flux and especially speed test it. It's so quick

@AussieRCPlayground

6 жыл бұрын

I’ll do my best to get one some day. 👍🏼

Aftermarket part support is very thin. Even aftermarket premounted wheels and tyres can be a pain to find. If it is with the same electronics that I have, it might need a longer motorcan or ventillation on the stock one, since it gets even on 2s on stock gearing very very hot.

please do a running video on HSP BRONTOSAURUS PRO

How to fix the dogbone issue?

Hi vas my name is Ziggy me and my dad have bean watching your videos for a while now and I have been wondering what would be a good first car and I’m an 12 and as a family we have a traxis slash ultiment and my dad is saving up for a kryton I will love if you could replie thanks vas once again I love your videos bye I was thinking About the bad bug but I want your advise is there any other possibility thanks

Well ok thanks for reply

i can't believe you gave parts support a 5 out of 5. I have 3 HPI kits collecting dust because i have been searching and waiting for months and months and parts still say "backordered" or "out of stock" everywhere. Ebay has be hit and miss.

@humzasiddiqui333

6 жыл бұрын

its one of the reasons why i sold my xs

@longboardguy

6 жыл бұрын

Ian Enciso me as well it's why I'm selling all my HPI collection. Either hard to find parts or non existent at the moment or over priced. I've got a Vorza Flux awesome 1/8 buggy but I need a front bulkhead piece it's simple piece but can't find stocknofnit anywhere it's all back ordered. Then my bullet Flux parts are expensive for this truck so I'll sell it as is as parts or use it for a winter beater. Too bad I used to love HPI. I'm more unfortunately a Traxxas guy now because of parts availablility but I've still got my Tekno 1/8 buggy and Associated and kyosho 1/10 buggies which are great rc well built and parts are available

@longboardguy

6 жыл бұрын

Humza Siddiqui same I'm selling a Flux XS and bullet Flux for parts as well a Vorza Flux in mint condition but can't find a cracked front bulk head piece for it anywhere so it's sat since October because of this

@bboydrummer1

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah I live in Japan, and I have an XSS Savage, the hobby shop is telling me there is at least a 2 year wait. There are some parts floating around but only parts that no one needs. I am hoping they will bring more parts out soon. I love the Savage!

@1badk20

6 жыл бұрын

Ripmax, the company who owns HPI, has been having issues with parts the last 6 months or so. Sucks for a lot of people.

Great Review. I wish, HPI would upgrade their cars on a two yea schedule or something. My HPI Bullet did not got overworked for *eight* years. *Eight* . With just some very little tweeks, it would stand up against the TEAM MAGIC E5 or the ARRMA GRANITE. Just some little tweeks, but nooooo.

nice review bro! i love the savage line myself... im looking to get the clone(tyrant) to the savage flux with my tax refund... i have faith and just know ittl be a great truck... cheers!

Shame to see your dumping your channel...ALL THE BEST BROTHER ...

I'd highly recommend getting the cvd driveshafts for the front, the factory dogbones cannot handle turning under power at all (I went through about 3 pairs) and a better set of links as the stock ones pop off often, the cvd driveshafts and links pretty much eliminate this trucks only major week points.

@Shitbox_connoisseur

6 жыл бұрын

Also I think your may have had a defective diff, I ran mine as absolutely hard as I could and the diffs were fine.

@AussieRCPlayground

6 жыл бұрын

I beat mine pretty hard, so to have a diff failure was not surprising.

VS merv?

Had one of these. And the electrics, in mine at least, were rebranded Castle Creations. You could plug it in to the Field Link/Card and tune it if you wanted. Now, that might have changed recently? I don't know that. Been a year or so since I had it. And yes, the stock tires absolutely sucked. I got a nice wheel/tire set from Duratrax, and never looked back.

@AussieRCPlayground

6 жыл бұрын

David Mathay You are correct that it once had Castle electrics, but it now comes with a Hobbywing combo. The Hobbywing ESCs are easier to program and you don’t need to carry around a laptop. But above all, is the fact that the motor doesn’t overheat, which was an issue previously (so I’ve been told).

@davidmathay7117

6 жыл бұрын

Castle had the Field Card too. No laptop needed. And yup, it did like to overheat. Especially when running 3S power. I never saw to real need to run more than 2S in mine. It was ballistic enough! LOL!

@AussieRCPlayground

6 жыл бұрын

Agree on that, 2S is plenty for these trucks. 👍🏼

Have you reviewed HPI Vorza? Please share the link.

@AussieRCPlayground

6 жыл бұрын

No, never reviewed it. When you have cars like the Typhon, Hyper VS and Bushmaster all capable of the same speeds and durability, you have to ask yourself why pay 50% more for the Vorza. Just not worth the $900 it sells for. Just my opinion, anyway.

@longboardguy

6 жыл бұрын

Aussie RC Playground agree and parts are extremely hard to come by if it's the common breakage areas. I've since tried Tekno buggies they are great I think

@rclover828

6 жыл бұрын

Part support for Tekno is not that great also but they sure make some good 1/8 kits.

Ooof, this was overdue! Lol, good review as always. But I do feel like there's so many other smaller-size 1/10th scale trucks that are out now, that have kind of antiquated this thing however. For the same price, you can get much better platforms, with standard 3-differential drive-train setups, that end up being more capable over rougher terrain. Not to mention, easier to work on.

@magnusjohansson295

5 жыл бұрын

Bacon676 And can you name any such better trucks so we know which ones you mean?

hello , anyone hit the 65 mph with the stock electronics ? because it very difficult to hit this speed my record is 62 mph.

absolutely love my savage xs bought it second hand for $50. had to buy new diffs and grabbed some hot racing cvd's. working on it made me want to throw it away because its and absolute bitch to fix but once its going its almost impossible to stop.

Lol I completely forgot you got one of these.

You should review the em racing tyrant

@AussieRCPlayground

6 жыл бұрын

Diego Lopez Never heard of it... will have to look it up.

@DiegoLopez-hs8hy

6 жыл бұрын

Rc tanks and trucks 24/7 reviewed it a savage xl copy

@AussieRCPlayground

6 жыл бұрын

Ah, is that what it is?! Yeah, nah thanks. I reviewed the Apache C1 clone over a year ago and I got burnt by my viewers on a product that has been discontinued for years. Imagine what would happen if I reviewed a Savage XL clone...? A current model... I think I’ll pass. Sorry.

👍👍👍📹📹

"Maybe a couple hours depending on how thick you are" So I should set aside the whole weekend?

Correction, it's a castle power system

@AussieRCPlayground

6 жыл бұрын

No, it’s not. This is a newer version that has the Hobbywing power system, not Castle.

hey everyone Vas' channel is in trouble youtube has demonitized him with no recourse and he is thinking of throwing in the towel if you like this Aussie RC Playground and don't want this channel to die go to patreon and and make a monthly donation even if it is only $5 or $10 every little bit helps i am going to be going over to donate as soon as i finish here this is the only way we can keep the channel alive right show Vas that we have his back and that we love his content and don't want to see it go

TT MT4 G3!

*MT4 G3!!!!1 GIVE THIS!*

It is so much fun but I got sick of working on it, it's in the box in my garage ! If they made it tougher I would buy 5

@AussieRCPlayground

6 жыл бұрын

Maybe it’s how you treat it? 🤷🏼‍♂️

@zeusm8498

6 жыл бұрын

Aussie RC Playground yeah I thought that too for a bit, but sorry on this one Vas usually I agree with you but this one just cant hang . I upgraded all cvd ,out drives .... And still they only last for a week and I do take good care of my trucks bud . But thanks I have 12 trucks and they are all still kicking hard well except for this truck lol

@AussieRCPlayground

6 жыл бұрын

Fair enough. 👍🏼

@rcplayground7

Жыл бұрын

@@zeusm8498 Do you use it on 3s ?

So it breaks parts, they're difficult to change out, and parts availability for HPI is atrocious. It took Metro 3+ months to get my Vorza diff case, and I'm still waiting for the Trophy steering arm I ordered. I get that smaller, overpowered trucks are fun for a bit, but isn't that why you got rid of your brushless Teton? This thing seems more fragile than a mini E-Revo, that has MUCH better parts support.

@AussieRCPlayground

6 жыл бұрын

“Much better part support”? Are you joking? I can assure you Traxxas is getting harder to get parts for every day. And no, it’s not as bad as a Mini E-Revo, it’s far better. I’ve had to fix about a dozen of them in the 8 months I’ve been at Metro and they’re just as hard, if not harder to work on. And after seeing how fragile they are, I wouldn’t own one of those if you paid me. HPI part support is getting better with every shipment the supplier receives, it’s just a shame they went through a parts drought last year while they were setting up for new releases and preparing to relaunch the brand after they were bought by Ripmax (or whoever). Did you actually see the type of driving I was doing and the punishment I put the XS through in order to blow the diff? I actually had to really try and break it for anything to fail on it. Come on man, look at the running videos and get you facts straight. Also, I didn’t get rid of my Teton because it broke, I got rid of it because I needed the money at the time. I never actually broke it after going brushless, thank you very much. And the Teton was never build with brushless power in mind and didn’t handle all the great once I changed it, which also another reason I sold it. But certainly not because it broke. Sounds to me you’re just hating on this truck out of spite.

@lsear2905

6 жыл бұрын

Aussie RC Playground Woah! Why would I hate it out of spite? I love my HPI vehicles. I know everyone's experience varies, but I've had 2 of them shelved for loooong periods waiting for parts, as you well know. FWIW, you've probably repaired 8 MERVs (and I'm not suggesting they're a strong reliable RC by any stretch of the imagination) because you sell at least 8 times as many of them at Metro, and they're smashed around on 3S at unforgiving skate parks, which Traxxas stupidly encourage in their advertising. Cheers

@AussieRCPlayground

6 жыл бұрын

Nope, we certainly haven’t sold 8 times as much as many Mervs as I’ve repaired, in fact, I usually discourage people from buying those things. Most of the ones we sell are from online purchases, actually. We currently have a Mini Summit awaiting repair since Christmas last year because we can’t get parts for it. Goes to show how reliable Traxxas parts support is at the moment. And how crap that mini platform is.

@lsear2905

6 жыл бұрын

I think the flaw with any truck that's in this class (smaller than 1/10, but overpowered) is going to have issues. Your experience at Metro obviously outweighs mine when it comes to parts, but having just rebuilt a MERV (usual story, cheap car from a 17yo that had beaten it) I was able to get every part I needed immediately... and yes, I'm not a fan of the 1/16 platform, but it's a fun little car. Meanwhile Metro have struggled to get parts for my HPIs. I know that's not their fault, but it's fact. Just curious, what part for a Mini Summit are you waiting on?

@noel0257

6 жыл бұрын

lsear2905 in the US there’s really no support for HPI at all. Not even on eBay.

Personally i hate these radios, steering is fine but ergonomics and trigger are awfull to me trigger just doesnt give me feeling of beeing connected to vechicle.

@Ev0ltion

6 жыл бұрын

I own savage 4.6 and about mainetnance its just about practise when i was starting it was taking me hours and hours but with some practise you discover some shortcuts that are not so obvious and you can reduce maintenance time bu like 70%

Too bad you can't buy the truck.

I paid $310 in the us u paid $500! Wtffff!!