RE: help me choose a nitro for $400
ofna makes a sweet rig that is the best value for what you get, everything is well desined, well made and affordible, thier 1/8 stuff is bulletproof, compaired to the losi 8, the difference is small for a $500 price jump, seriously. truth be told unless your a hardcore racer on a track there isnt much of any difference between those two cars.
just because something is much more expesnive doesnt make it much better.
i would pick ofna or kyosho for the 1/8 stuff, high value, high quality, they will serve you well, save that $500 for fuel, repairs or upgrades.
my "outdated" 9.5 proforms very well, and i swear to god its built like a friggin rock, i could run into a concrete wall with it and do more damage to the wall than the car.