I have been running the DEX210 and recently the DEX410 since coming over to off-road in November of last year.
The DEX210 is a brilliant car, highly competitve and no it does not need all the bits changed at all..it's a personal choice. There are two upgrades that are necessary, but thats all. These being alloy hexes for the wheels and the layshaft spacer for the HD version. Simple and cheap upgrades and from there you can race.
You mention the gear diff. For the DEX210 this is an upgrade and a good one, so when you have the extra money it is worth getting. I only run this as I find the car, for me, handles better. Plus the upside is less maintenance.
Spares wise you only really need to carry a front bulkhead, front wishbones and C-hubs and perhaps front hinge pins. If you are worried about how you will drive and perhaps hit things then maybe updating the rear-front suspension block to metal might be worth while (and again very cheap).
The DEX410 again is a car that needs little. Alloy hexes are a must and to be fair the only real update you need to make, everything else being choice than need. I admit I have blinged mine out with tresrey gear, but im diong this to really bullet proof a strong car.
The other manufacturers all have good cars, and all probably need similar spares to the Durango cars. The pricing on the Durango though is really good. In fact so good if you bought it new, bought a spares pacjkage and added alot of the 'bling' stuff, it would still be cheaper than some other manufacturers cars!
The Electrics you mention are all good. I have run Nosram LiPo's for a few months now and like them alot (the same as LRP, only red). Likewise I have the Nosram version of the touch charger. richard is right in saying though you don't need to spend out hundred's on a charger..but im a fan of their gear, have used LRP/Nosram for years without any problems, so put my faith and money into them.
Speedo wise it's quite open. I use a Tekin, but many also use HobbyWing, SpeedPassion and so on. For this perhaps it's best to see what the best deal you can get, and double check with other racers using them what motors they use (as some motors do work with some speedo's better than others).
Servo wise i switched to Futaba from Savox simply because mine blew apart. Since going to the Futaba im happy as larry, no issues, fast and bags of torque.
Fnially control wise i use a KO Propo Espritt 3. Admitidly though you can no longer buy these new (if you can well done for finding one) they are simply awesome kit. KO are still one of the best out there and i recommend them highly having used KO equipment for all in about 20 years of racing now (when i was a kid and when i came back as an adult). Alot seem to have switched to Sanwa though as they still offer sticks over steering wheel.
Hope that helps
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