Your Money’s Not Wasted Here! Arrma Mojave Grom RC Truck

[@kevinhildum9186]

I always enjoy your reviews on vehicles. In my opinion you are one of the best if not the best on reviewing these vehicles.

[@eddiebatter]

I happened to walk into my hobby store in Branford and they had the red version left. They sold out of them all in one day. I enjoy it. It’s a nice introduction to bashing.

[@fmmodifications1745]

Hands down one of the best RTRs arrma has made! Such a fun car I’ve enjoyed ripping it around! Super awesome Mojave!

[@michaeljnewton]

Got mine yesterday, definitely making some cuts in the rear louvers

[@soyelpohwey2475]

where did you buy it? Im from Mexicali and Im looking for a place to buy it like san diego or Yuma

[@BeardRubEnjoyer]

I'm super impressed with the quick evolution of the Grom platform.

[@FullOnRC]

Just put my order in. A lot more excited than I thought I'd be over something so small.

[@rcdriver]

Awesome, enjoy. Everyone I know that has one loves it.

[@Blast215RC]

Great little truck. Now we can all afford a Mojave 👌🤣🔥

[@some-guy1952]

I can finally get one!

[@jamesmcdonald2680]

It's nice to have a sensible graphic scheme rather than the zero-effort random jagged shards of color that Traxxas puts on most everything they do.

[@some-guy1952]

It does look a little weird on the Traxxas cars

[@PonkyKong]

​@@some-guy1952traxxas livery ruins the look

[@martinmang1]

This does look nice but I like most of the the designs traxxas has plus there bodies are super strong

[@tangarz5357]

I don’t totally agree but I do agree Traxxas should do something else for a change.

[@just.jose.youtube]

Been saying this for a while. Traxxas's quality is above average, they're good at their business and products. But they must have no department at all responsible for painting the rig's! 😅 Besides the trail trucks, which you get in solid colour schemes, everything else is painted with some shards of black and red/blue/orange/green. 😅 It must be a cheap way to go about it. :p

[@PetrolJunkie]

The Grom series are all really good designs. There really aren’t any comparable cars on the market right now.

[@makestuffbetter19]

The slash 1/16 would be pretty comparable to this. It’s a little bigger and has a 540 motor.

[@PetrolJunkie]

@@makestuffbetter19 ...and dated. It could use a refresh.

[@sergioh2015]

​@PetrolJunkie yes big time.

[@makestuffbetter19]

@@PetrolJunkie I plan to compare them in a few days as my Mojave from just arrived yesterday! So excited. Going to run it for the first time right now.

[@ExocagedRC]

I love this little truck!!

[@shuster1921]

Flippin Love this Truck, and I usually steer clear of the mini's, but this is unavoidable🤩

[@Bonitacreekrc2]

A arrma limitless grom would be cool

[@Bonitacreekrcs]

Or a gorgon grom

[@heffe17]

What a cool little ripper. Like the body mounts!

[@djdirtybob1000]

Listen, I got all obsessed and bought all the groms. purchase a bunch of back up Diffs... they go fairly easy. Not crazy easy... but they will blow. My 5 yo and I love the groms, especially at the skate parks.

[@watsonira7]

I appreciate the honesty. Keep it coming. People should know the real faults before they buy.

[@chrisginoc]

I have 5 and 7 year old boys. We would just hit some flat dirt and maybe some dirt jumps. Do you still recommend the diffs even if we aren’t hitting skate parks?

[@shafiqjan1474]

I can see this added to my mid & post-MTB ride RC quiver. I mostly bring crawlers & trail trucks but this looks like great fun and good bang for the buck. 👍🏻

[@MrMad2424]

Gotta have one! Nice review as always, Greg!

[@SoundStream101]

The Gorgon Grom!

[@woutervanwijk4369]

Yeah that'd be interesting. Then they really put some effort in explaining the price on the Grom series.

[@edgardovera6490]

I was waiting for your review, good thing you did it. I already ordered both colors

[@teofeo333]

For kids or people interested in RC, this is a great way to go. Also is the Losi mini-b, and Rlaarlo x12s.

[@small.and.even.smaller]

I like it very much. Just ordered one.

[@nomusicrc]

Thank you for not adding music while you were talking or driving

[@saturnfivehynrgrc581]

Good stuff Greg, have a safe holiday weekend. Like button energized.

[@413RC]

The perfect backyard basher?

[@SaarlandRC]

In my opinion the best looking Mini Short course

[@myob955]

Shout out to Gallimods. At first I thought these might be a better size for their min-b track, but looks ok out there on the dirt. Let’s get a Mojave Grom race day going

[@PSF_RC-PatSmageFilms]

Mine is supposed to arrive on Saturday, looks like it will be a fun one!

[@tyehicks8739]

Im hoping for a Kraton Grom! Great video's! I always enjoy your reviews.

[@jkeavyolson]

Yeah, if they come out of a gram Creighton, I’ll definitely be picking it up because I have the Creighton 4s and I love it

[@speedgears1236]

I usually steer clear of little rcs had a bad time with FMS. But zi must say this little truck is solid. And the price is right.

[@RobertNES816]

Got to drive one of these the other day. The Mojave Grom is HANDS DOWN BETTER then the Mini Slash! It drives better and overall just handles MUCH better! I'm selling my Mini Slash and buying one!

[@pablosgarage707]

Can’t wait to get one!

[@richardbrown6762]

I've had my Mojave grom for a month now and it will run 25mph with no problem mabe more 😯😊👍

[@JCpNK]

I’ve been wanting one of these but I know they’ll come out with a brushless version as soon as I get one

[@thebikeracer]

How are you filming? GoPro? Solo?

[@simonward4385]

Hopefully arrma will make a mini kraton grom or a vortex grom

[@rezracer6986]

Looks like it passes the Rez mud test, definitely gonna have to pick one up to pull around with a trx4m

[@robdelgado1411]

The Mojave grom is awesome I really like the blue color, wonder if they will come out with mini infraction or felony? veen waiting to see when you was going to do a vid on the Mojave grom 😁 can't wait to get one!!

[@jimbo4203]

Oh ya !

[@Fortes_RC_Adv]

Great machine 👏

[@jessiemorales5852]

Would love to see a stock from vs stock Traxxas slash comparison. What’s your opinion on both of these trucks.

[@martinmang1]

It’s a nice truck but what kills it for me is the 2 in 1 receiver/esc. Why are we still putting these in hobby grade rc’s in 2024? It sucks because now if I want to change motor and esc to brushless I also have to change the radio receiver.

[@deezrcz]

Wow I love the look of this one! How does it drive compared to the other groms? Does the typhon handle better? Obviously the granite doesn’t compare.

[@CarlosDelaoGunEngraver]

Do they sell parts for it?

[@spoiler42ify]

Nice review! Are the dog ones plastic or metal?

[@simonz28]

an outcast grom would be great

[@joekugelman4196]

Definitely going to pick this up, I am a Traxxas guy so this will be my first Arrma vehicle. I want to see what all the hype is about!!

[@superstatus2640]

I don't think this specific car is going to show you what the Arrma "hype" is all about. I don't know your budget but imo I think the Kraton 4S can't be beat.

[@ryanhansen3350]

Kraton Grom would sell out easy. Please make it Arrma

[@FLEXXDIDIT]

You should take the arms off the typhon from and put it on the Mojave and make it the first wide Mojave grom

[@RCDEPENDANT]

They upgraded the diff gears on this version too

[@stevefrench3564]

I want one. Just waiting for a local shop to get them in.

[@anythingadrenaline4515]

Are the motor and esc waterproof?

[@rybobuno]

This or the granite grom for around the yard?

[@aerialcombat]

they should grom the limitless and the gorgon!

[@reynagallagher6145]

Omg I really want one ❤❤❤

[@teamvisser]

Super interested in getting one. Do they handle well? Looks like it?. I have a couple of the mini revos, vxl, and all they do is roll over!! 😂

[@rccrazy]

You have to let people know that the V2 diffs are NOT full steel gears, the 2 larger internal bevelled gears are still plastic and they strip even on the V1 stock diffs with full plastic internal gears. At least this model should have come with full steel gear diffs. I can't wait to review and test then upgrade mine though😅

[@woutervanwijk4369]

Are the outdrive cups metal?

[@chubn1]

get mine tomorrow

[@bretthataway7674]

I wish their next one would be an Infraction or Felony Grom. Unless the NASCAR line from Losi is being counted (hoping they’re not though), either way I’ll be grabbing one of the Losi NASCARs either way lol

[@devilscore2350]

i like to ask few questions.Is it good as a first time rc?and is it worth spending 200$ where i live in europe ? or should i go for something else? I mean i realy dig the looks of this.i have spend nearly week and a half just reaserching rcs and i cant decide on anything and its driving me nuts!

[@RCHyperRacing]

I predict an Arrma Kraton Grom coming soon. Then an Arrma Felony Grom…. Maybe not the Felony, but I feel like there’s a Kraton Grom coming. What do you all think?

[@japyoo2248]

Is this better then hbx16899a pro?

[@MarkTurner-vs7uc]

Stock up on rear differentials. You will need them. Hourly.

[@mikeduckworth6691]

I’m hoping for an outcast

[@guest6423]

Nice job, again. So, is the soft rear allowing the back of the chassis to slap. and is that why we see the back end hopping off the ground? My only concern is that these still use plastic outdrives. Arrma does offer upgraded sealed diffs for $45, but they're almost always out of stock.

[@Lawnyyy-]

Should I get this or the Latrax Desert Runner

[@demoths]

The latrax stuff is ancient at this point, and traxxass quality is.... well, not.

[@aknmtbr]

How does it handle in the grass? I have a big yard but its all lawn.

[@rcdriver]

Too low for lawns. The friction would probably build up too much heat in the electronics.

[@aknmtbr]

@@rcdriver dang!

[@roguetorino]

Looks good but are the axle stubs still plastic? Had issues with one of those causing bearings to bind on the Granite Grom. There are a few other things I wish Horizon would stop on these models though. The Smart batteries, sure it's cool but I wish they had standard balance plugs as well, I have no interest in buying another charger just for Spektrum stuff and the USB charger takes forever. The Radio needs a rework to how it handles steering trim and dual rate. the trim knob simply acts like you've turned the wheel a certain percentage so if you need a lot of trim to get the car going straight it also limits your overall steering in that direction which compounds worse if you adjust the dual rate down. Also, would be nice if they just had a separate receiver so you could swap the radio out if you wished without having to buy a new ESC. I own a lot of mini's it's getting annoying keeping track of all the radios, maybe make a cheap multi model radio for these SLT equipped models?

[@Aj.oh7]

Sold my 1/16 slash bc of the handling and was waiting for something to replace it. This might be it

[@petebates8532]

Want this but still waiting for my Typhon Grom in the UK ….. 🇬🇧 ordered in March and still no stock 😢

[@Shreddylife]

I installed a brushless system in mine yesterday and it pulls so hard to one side when I accelerate. I had to put the stock system back into it 😢 Still a fun lil truck but my Mini b handles sooo much better.

[@NoodlesNJ1]

IC2 Plug, not an EC2. Thanks for the Info

[@BellaT-nu4vv]

1/16 would be a better pick for the whole grom line imo

[@ЛЬВЁНОК-б3я]

I tought it is 1:14

[@BellaT-nu4vv]

@ЛЬВЁНОК-б3я It is slightly smaller than 1/16 Slash so I think we could call 1/18, hence it is classified 1/18 too in shopping sites like amain. Still you know this scale things always depend from brand to brand and their marketing choices etc so it is never certain. Traxxas says rally fiesta is 1/10 too however it is more like a 1/8 for example

[@pantera31169311]

Hasn't the Grom name been used?

[@mikesymes2468]

Where did you say that track was?

[@drewc7389]

It's a hobby shop called Gallimods in Baldwin Place, New York. At the border of Westchester and Putnam counties, north of New York City,

[@rcdriver]

Added the link in the description

[@DJhunta]

Darn doesn’t look they are in stock anymore.

[@TheBrodir]

These Wheels, if they are available seperately. Do they fit on a Tamiya M-chassis or TT-02 for Rally :D i like the look but i#m concerned about hub clearance and size. (12mm hex is a good start).

[@workingclassperson2124]

Hmmm… right on.

[@pedromejia8518]

Can you fit a 5000 mah lipo on it?

[@muhammadaiman9338]

Hey just wanna ask..does SLT 3 transmitter bind to the esc-rx combo in this truck? Because i dont really like the slt2 remote on my hand before

[@some-guy1952]

I need it

[@kiemanisanders8198]

Mojave grom race class anyone?

[@JamesBond-hz2tn]

What grom is your favorite?

[@gamercat7004]

Bet they would get a lot by releasing an infraction grom 😆

[@mattmaclearn263]

1/5 Mojave? Let’s push an make suggestions An bring back 6s senton

[@louis2179]

Think my comment got erased when i engaged and liked the video!!

[@10krms54]

A groom fireteam will be nice.

[@rctraildriversuk-lone-wolfvide]

Very nice, little truck goes and handles very well and love that it stays clean inside but........there is always a but, it would be a winner if it were 1/12th scale, same car but bigger and maybe brushless but would take brushed with a 540 15t motor or 21t on 3s lipo, seems no one makes a nice 1/12 sct

[@ed0c]

arrma brushed motors last like 2-3 batteries. they are terrible. i usually replace with brushless spectrum/castle setup

[@Shreddylife]

Good luck installing a brushless system in this.. it's pulls to one side when you accelerate.

[@TacoTuesday4]

My grom throttle is reversed and their support blows. My sons is fine and it is fun but getting support is like pulling teeth.

[@knotical689]

Just swap the motor leads

[@TacoTuesday4]

@@knotical689tried and that didn’t work

[@TacoTuesday4]

@@knotical689also had it working right for a bit but reverse wouldn’t work 60-70% of the time. Then it just stopped working the right way again. Probably will just upgrade everything for brushless

[@Trash-Castle]

Already out of stock!

[@gunsandcommissions]

You know a guy can drive when he’s ripping an awd mini on hard factory tires on a rough, ratted out track.

[@rcdriver]

The close-up stuff was one handed driving. That was a challenge lol

[@hiramrodriguez4323]

Definitely wasted until the factory brushless comes out.

[@nowayjose20]

Stop calling non coilover shocks coilover shocks. Coilovers have threaded spring perches with threaded shock bodies for adjustability, not spacers.

[@rcdriver]

Google is amazing: A coilover consists of a damper, with a coil spring encircling it. Beyond that RC companies have been using the term to describe the shocks I showed. Welcome to RC, not everything parallels full scale terminology.

[@nowayjose20]

@ No one else in the industry calls them coilovers when there is not threaded adjustability. If a company were to advertise “coilover” springs on a vehicle that you need to add spacers to adjust preload, they’re going to get flack for that. Sure, terminology does not transfer through scale all the time, i.e. tie rod ends versus turnbuckles. But when you’re talking about a specific technology, or a style of spring, that is almost always accounted for. Especially being that the technology is a direct reflection of the automotive version.

[@dylanwhite6539]

*partially metal geared diffs. All groms are getting a v2 of the standard diff. It features metal planetary gears but the sun gears and output cups are still plastic. The diff case is also still 2 piece so you can’t tune it with fluid like the fully metal upgrade diff. Imo for this price, with a brushed power system, we should get fully metal sealed diffs.

[@Mr.Wednesday.]

I just can’t like it 🤷🏼‍♂️ I mean for me if it’s not a pinnacle of performance 10th scale i.e. Tekno ET410.2 , or even 12 scale Losi mini B (original), or absolutely dangerous, like dangerous enough to crush a Tibia i.e. Arrma Mojave EXB or Mugen MBX8TR Eco, or even better, slice through a Femur like a GD Samurai, i.e. TLR 5T w Taylor 71 Supreme V2 or MCD RR5 Max Ultimate with MGM X3 (40Kw!!) combo… then it’s just not for me. 🤣 I’m fkn w you lol, grom isn’t for me but I’m not THAT picky

[@maszkalman3676]

Everything arrma makes and has grom , boost , mega in their name doesn't worth your mnoey it gives less aand inferior in quality i tried i had the infraction mega it lived about a week before the esc cooked itself and cooked the receiver also just repair it to stock form with arrma/horizon parts would costs more in middle europe than buy a new infraction mega alltogether arrma overpriced their basic repair parts if it's even avaliable... it you want to buy arrma cars to for the top models wait for sales or jsut buy soem chinese ones which will be also liekly to fial but would be chepaer than the arrma spare parts and some chinese manufacturer has good parts avaliblity