Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I got this for Christmas. I live in Michigan and so far since I have had the car we have had snow, rain, sunny days and freezing rain. I also have a 12 year old German Shepherd who loves RC cars. So I have driven it in the rain and snow, over ice, grass, pavement, puddles, etc. The ability to drive this in the wet conditions has been awesome. My dog can no longer run, but she still gets super excited to go outside and play with it. She kind of trots behind it the best she can and tries to nip at it when it goes around her. The car has been very stable while driving. We have gentle sloped curbs around my house and it handles them like a champ. I did hit a tree once at a fairly good clip and it chipped off part of the body shell. That is typical with any RC car. Driving it on icy pavement is a hoot. Spinouts, doughnuts, drifting, you name it. The 4wd. The run time is stellar and longer than my old dog can handle. *** Update *** I have had it almost 2 months and use it close to an hour everyday. The batteries that come with it are now shot. I didn't expect much from them. I purchased the following battery along with a velcro strap to hold it in. This gives a good solid hour of play time. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PZ7MWNM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I have abused the snot out of it and it has held up great. one of the tires comes off from time to time and needs to be glued on, but I have put a good 40-50 hours on the thing. Count me impressed. Edit #2 (3/21/2020) Added some pictures of the car. 1) shows the updated battery with a voltage meter along with a Velcro strap to hold the battery in place 2) show the 3d printed block I made to fit in the battery slot. Attached with double sided tape. 3) I have abused the wheels a lot. Hit the curbs many times. Ended up having to re-glue all of the tires to the rims. Still runs great 4) at some point on of the spring holders came off. Seems to work fine without it. 5) Shows my stripped pinion gear next to the spur gear. The brass spur gear can only take so much abuse. You will need a 1.5 mm hex key to remove the set screw holding on the pinion gear. My set screw was rounded out, so I couldn't remove it the traditional way. Ended up drilling it out. So essentially I have disassembled almost all of it to make the repairs. Disassembly is fairly easy to do. I recommend getting ziplock bags to put screws in and label them. That way you won't lose them and you will know where they go. I do not baby this car in any way shape or form. It's been driven through snow, on ice, through puddles, deep grass, on the street and side walks, Parts are going to break on it. It is not to hard to replace parts on it. Do I still rate it 5 stars? Absolutely. With the sheer amount of abuse I have given it and to only need some miner repairs, I'd say it is really good. Perhaps I should do a video showing how to take it apart and put it back together. Edit #3 08/28/2020 Repairs so far. first off. I now order parts from china. much cheaper, but shipping is two months. google Q903 parts and you should find a few sites that sell them. 1) Replaced the ESC a couple of times. Getting it wet will corrode it. 2) Tires. I completely wore them out. 3) Pinion gear. The brass one wears out really fast. I use a steal one now. (Robinson Racing 1114). If you get this one, make sure you use medium strength thread locker or the grub screw will come out. 4) Drive shaft. The spur gear wears out. It is made of super cheap metal. 5) Steering servo. 6) front and back differentials 7) rear drive shaft/dog bone. It didn't break, I just lost it. 8) wheel hub pin. Be careful replacing the wheel. Those little things can fall out and get lost... speaking from experience. 9) Battery. The two batteries that come with it are basically junk. The one I list above is far far better.