I have 2 red cats,monsoon/ avalanche  1 new himoto Mega E8XBL  and traxxas stampede velinum system.. They all break  in the beginning i broke lots of stuff and felt that it was brand thing( Possibly) Yesterday traxxas stampede whit velinum did 2 flips and bent metal part at wheel hub and broke plastic caster part. As time has gone onI have better understood how each model operates under cretin conditions. I.e. speed weight and turning ability. I have had to up grade some parts to aluminium. but all in all i would have to say the red cat and himoto are pretty durable once you understand its abilities  and your own driving ability. I mean no disrespect to you.  I have not damaged a part on monsoon truggy in 12 months. and himoto buggy is new. I'm sure after the BMX track today with himoto mega E8 xbl. Iwill  probably break something. Once I know how the kit handles and how to deal with jumps ill get better. Yes it was nice to go to LHS and fix traxxas in about an hour. but for the features you get with himoto/ red cat dual lipos charger 2.4ghz burshless system I like the cost savings and am willing to deal with having to wait for parts. RUfaster.com is excellent for Redcat parts support. they have been helping me out for 3 years and parts come fast. Even if you have a professional buggy  your LHS may not have parts and then you are in same boat as with red cat / himoto. However I do feel that these models are entry leve and some designs/ parts could us some tweaking. but for me there are good. This is a hobby and not my life passion.