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If speed is his thing, and there's nowt wrong with that, then the VXL setups are the way to go for a beginner (training mode). But you say he wants 65mph and jumping?... not really an ideal truck for that dual purpose, since the pede is a bit 'tall' for really high speed (will wheelie far too easily). I would say choose the rusty vxl for speed, and maybe get an old pede for jumping- they are cheap enough 2nd hand with stock brushed electronics. Thats my way of thinking anyway.