I'm not gonna name any RC products out their, but will say that some of the low cost cars are better than some $500.00 dollar cars. And will run circles around them. Seen it with my on eyes in my on neighbor hood, Stuff has really got better over the last two years. The competition for sales between RC manufacturers are ferrous, they all wont to stay in business and not fall on their face. That is what is so wonderful for us the consumers. Sales competition to make the best products, that is why we get a much better product. Some of the high dollar manufacturers are counting on their old none upgraded product to still sell better because of the price, and their name. Now when this happens and they get compared to cheap or way less dollar cars, and we see that they are old hat compared to the new stuff. So... with that said, they rush and upgrade their product! it's too late the word is out! so they spend the next couple years earning their name again. And loose millions of $$$ in having to advertise their better than before product. Sometimes we pay and rely on names, when we needed to investigate what is out their. We all have a computer and we lag along and stay with what we've had in the past. Before I lay my hard earned money down, I will check out what I will be doing with my purchase? and that will determine what I get. Not what someone else says or bashes a product, because three years ago they had a bad experience with a certain brand of RC. All I'm saying really, is look at what is out their from a year or so ago and compare RC's of today not yesterday</p>