[Overdriven]

I had a PE and just sold it to finance other projects. I liked it alot, just wasn't the right truck for me. In the 2 months I had it I replaced 5 rear axles due to bending. And I found it didn't take very much to bend them either. A traction roll or two, sliding gently into track piping, etc and they were bent. So my advice is stronger rear axles from FLM, Tekno, etc. Other than that, and the stock motor getting a little hot on 3s (stock gearing) its a great truck. For the battery hold-down I agree with the strap idea. I managed to get away with using the balls of rod ends for spacers and longer screws, while unthreading the post a little in the front for my big 3s 6000 pack.

Edit: I also found the stock PE body to be thin and wonder how long it would last compared to the Proline version I used on a 1/8 buggy, which went through hell and is still holding up great.