ive owned:
tamiya's
traxxas
redcat
exceed
losi
duratrax
ofna
and others....

They all will break...lol. Some are tougher than others, some are more expensive than others. For me, its always been about "bang for my buck"
And with redcat's brushless 1/10s and 1/8s I have always got alot for my money. The rs10 crawler is also alot of fun for what you pay.
I honestly love the traxxas rustler VXL. Its a crazy solid truck(especially once you deck it out in RPM parts) and its crazy fast on a 3s lipo. But, its a $300 truck, $50 lipo, $75 worth of upgrades to get to that point. Money well spent, but still alot of money.
The tornado epx pro is tons of fun. $180 buggy, $30 lipo and $50 for upgraded alloy shock towers and its nearly as tough as my rustler. Not as fast(i run it on a 2s lipo...the rustler on a 3s) but it will smoke the rustler off the line due to the 4wd and its much more controllable.

Again, its all about the fun for the money. I also own a ecx ruckus (the sct truck) and its by far the best of the sct truck offerings IMO. Its not the fastest out of the box, but it does handle better than most and is rock solid. While many would buy the traxxas slash xl-5....I can smoke that truck on a race track with my truck that cost me $50 less than the slash.

I am soo looking forward to see what redcat comes out with this fall. 8 models being added! Start saving $$$ now, I know I am