HAIBOXING 1:18 Scale RC Monster Truck 18859 36km/h Speed 4X4 Off Road Remote Control Truck,Waterproof Electric Powered RC Cars All Terrain Toys Vehicle with 2 Batteries,Xmas Gifts for Kid and Adults

Not going to exaggerate. Bought two of these with low expectations for our two six year old grand kids for Christmas in 2023. It's 2025 and they are still going strong and nothing has broke yet!! They are here at least one day a week for hours and they run them hard. Especially after they figured out the high speed switch on the remote, LOL. I've seen them crash into each other and other things thinking "Well that's it for that one" and it just bounces back with a minor scratch! I feel we got our money's worth already because they love them and they lasted without disappointing the kids. When the high speed switch is engaged they are plenty fast enough. They were surprisingly a good buy.

This thing is a beast. Wish the batteries lasted longer, but it is what it is. Had tons of fun in the snow with this winter. Fast and very durable.Too bad it caused me to become addicted to the hobby and a throwdown over $1500 for other Traxxas RC cars.A terrific intro to stupid fast RC cars.This car is easily worth double possibly triple what they’re selling it for no joke.

Really love this item me and my son have played with with them for hours I do recommend getting a larger battery pack as the batteries that come with it are very short-lived and do not allow for a very lengthy play times

Peel the protective cover off the body before putting the decals on it. Battery life is pretty good for a smaller battery

There had to be something wrong with it, right? Something to complain about. Something. Anything.THE PURCHASEI bought the Hailstorm about a year ago and had loved it until the ESC stopped working so it was exciting to see that the 18859 which is the latest monster truck version had come out. I didn't know all the differences until I took delivery and was pretty surprised by all the upgrades from the previous version.WHAT'S NEWUpon opening the box, I found 1 battery with the transmitter. To my surprise, the car itself had another battery! Two batteries included with this. Not only that, but I almost overlooked the fact that Haiboxing now includes a LiPo battery! Typically budget vehicles get shipped with Li-Ion batteries. The usual mod people do is to simply replace it with a new Li-Po, so it's pretty cool that HBX included in the Li-Po to start with!The CVD's are metal! Yup, the last version was plastic and metal was an upgrade part. They're now included FREE! Camber has 3 adjustment holes for those that like to tinker with that sort of thing. Suspension still aren't oil filled, but now preload can be adjusted. The top arm on each corner are now beefed up. Pretty significant difference. Overall, the rig is also wider. Body itself is also longer than the previous version. Most may not have noticed but the outdrive cups are a metal band providing further structural support. It's all in the details.All these improvements makes for a more durable and better performing car. In fact, I ran this over selveral times for fun with my much heavier Arrma Big Rock which is a 1/10 scale monster truck and the 18859 did just fine. Kept on trucking (pun intended). Impressed that HBX went this far with their latest version of the 1/18 scale car w/o increasing the price. Thank you!DRIVING CHARACTERISTICSFirst off, it's quiet! Way quiet. Maybe the last one was this quiet, but compared to some of the other cars I have, this is whisper quiet. The turning radius is tight. Surprisingly tight. So tight in fact that you can bust a donut from a standstill. No need to run it hard, turn one direction to gain the momentum, then turn it hard in the opposite direction to initiate the donut like you'd normally have to do.There's not enough torque to perform a wheelie, but that's not expected of a 2S budget RC car, particularly of this scale. Enough power to get some good speed with this though.PACKAGINGNicely packaged as always. Not sure who's responsibility it was but my Amazon box did come damaged and the exterior of the HBX box inside was also damaged. No damage to the contents so nothing to complain about, but something I did experience on my personal purchase of the 18859.DECALSThis deserves its own category b/c HBX actually provided two sets of headlights and two sets of tail lights! Pick and choose your favorite! I ended up using the unused set on another car which further improved the aesthetics of that one so thanks again HBX.OVERALLVery satisfied with this. Budget cars aren't supposed to be this good. I wasn't even ready to say all this. Was expecting it to be slightly better than mediocre as the reputation of HBX is pretty good but there are a lot of improvements in this iteration of the 18859 to make this almost like a new car. Remember how far the Toyota Camry has come since back in the day? It's like that but HBX style.WHO IS THIS FOR?I don't doubt it's durability, particularly with the wider stance, thicker chassis and thicker arms. Truly a hobby grade rc car with a budget conscious price. If you like to mod cars, you have that option with the 18859. Upgrade to oil filled shocks. Install some adjustable turn buckles. Great for kids too b/c it has a slow mode feature. Adjust between slow and normal for developing drivers to novice. I think this is the perfect car if you're a parent looking to get a car for both yourself and your kid but only plan on getting one vehicle to share. Best of both worlds.

Fast. AWD. 2 batteries.Handles grass no problem, has enough power to drift/donut . built very sturdy, i like how the pair button is on the side , not under the plastic. run time probably around 20 min on flat ground/ pavement (per battery).Keep your instruction manual in the tool box, it has very detailed pics and exploded views of how the RC is constructed and detailed parts list and numbers for replacements

I've had this rc car for about six months and still doing awesome. I've had it in grass, gravel, mud, snow, and a little water, keep in mind that internals are NOT water proof, and this thing just goes anywhere! I've jumped it off ramps and ran into stuff hard and it just keeps going. The only thing I've had to do replace the plastic shocks with upgraded aluminum ones that didn't cost much and were easy to change.

Fun and fast! Not really big though if your going through any tall grass it will get stuck. I think they are awesome on pavement and gravel or dirt.