I wonder if we will ever agree on a reliable r/c car....lets just agree that all cars have problems,except a Losi 5ive

Bashing is a very loose word. I bash my cars to have fun not break them.

Ive seen sow some people bash cars, i call that thrashing/abusing... no r/c car will ever handle that...

I think the biggest problem is the way we drive, we generally go as hard as the car can untill the batterys got flat or we run out of fuel.
Imagine how long a real car would last if every time we did high speed runs, hard launched, full throttle everywhere, jumps, crashes, etc

Honestly ive changed my driving habbits over the last few years, and is shows. Im not braking my drivelines nearly as much