Well, after 10 years out of the ring, Idecided to come back in with the Redcat Aftershock 8E....and it arrived today. Iwas a little apprehensive in buying a RTR, due to the fact that my first ride was none other than the Tamiya Hornet, which Ibuilt from the ground up. My second was a Kyosho Maxxum FF, which Ialso built from the ground up. However, Iam much older now and have a family, so it would be hard to find the time. I will still have the fun of tinkering, modifying and fixing things up on this one, though. I can't wait to try it out. I still have to open up the diffs to make sure they don't need to be shimmied. Ialso need to get a little better charger. The servo seemed to be fine. From what Ican tell it has a metal gear, so it should hopefully hold up for now. Unfortunately it is winter in the Northeast, however, this is not going to stop me from letting this one lose. Iwill just water proof the beast. It is so hard to believe that Igot a 1/8, 4x4, brushless, with 2.4 GHz. radio, with free shipping for $289.99. The shop Iordered from even threw in both front and rear lower arms, as well as batteries for the receiver. Now that's customer service for you!!! And one hell of a deal!!!