So i took my brand spankin new Associated 8.2e to the track for its maiden run and beat the bejesus out it. Ran 4s all day, flipped it, jumped it farther than anything else i have ever owned (dirt bikes included lol). That thing was amazing! I have never been as thrilled with the performance of an rtr as i was with this awesome buggy. I think the only complaint that i could make is that stuffing two 2s lipos and all the wiring under that body without anything getting caught up was a chore to say the least, did go flying off the track when a wire caught the servo horn and kept me from turning right. After a day of running it to its fullest potential (power wise, not skill wise lol) with two novice buggy drivers (neither of us have ever had one) we ended up breaking.....nothing. I couldn't believe it. Every rtr i have had lasted a whole 15 minutes on the track before sploding all over the place and needing a 100 bucks worth of upgrades. Really couldn't be happier with my buggy. Now i also took my overbuilt slash out as well and managed to strip all of the threads out of my STRC aluminum shock tower so that made me a little less than happy. All and all i had a really fun weekend. Oh and as a side note i sold my street bike so yay money lol