have you considered a "shortcourse truck"? still 1/10th offroad class, but they tend to be alot more forgiving than buggys especially if your mainly going to be using it for play more than racing but still want something that you can chuck on a track and race properly (maybe just a change of tyres keep a set for races and a set for playing),
main adavantage of the SCT's is that the body encloses most of the car and absorbs most of the impacts, whereas with a buggy the suspension and wheels stick out and are very exposed and can break in heavy impacts, meaning that if you plan on running at skate parks bmx tracks etc with your son there is less chance of breakage with the SCT's
Also its a good fun class to race in with body comtact being allowed more and good close racing without the tangles of buggys arms etc.
if you do fancy one for the £300 area you can get some good RTR trucks
hpi blitz
kyosho ultima readyset
venom gambler
losi XXx sct
(2wd)
4wds tend to be more expensive with the trucks although there is the LRP 4wd which is under your budget
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