I don't think that was the point of ou2mame's response. Faster does not always mean better. There is no denying the Slash is a very well built truck. Anyone who would attempt to compare a Caldera SC truck against the Slash in overall quality would be foolish. I think the point some of us were trying to make is that we feel a $230 brushless Caldera is a better value than a $420 Slash. Yes if you want to argue the used big name at a used price might be better than a new Redcat, that just depends on the deal. I myself am a nitro guy. Personally if I'm buying a used nitro, I either want it cheap enough where the replacement cost of the engine still makes it good deal, or I need to know the person I'm buying it from so I feel confident I won't have to replace the engine. His example of a Revo for $175 is not very common. More commonly, that truck sells for $275 to $325 used all day long. I would not want to pay that and still wind up replacing the engine for another $100.