After your post, I'm starting to feel like an old timer myself. I got back into the hobby after a 15 year break too after becoming a dad. The DHK Zombie is highly praised and has a bare bones version where you supply your own electronics if that's what you're looking for. It's priced around the $200's. $330-360 or so with electronics included. Parts support is decent from what I hear, better than the ZD Racing Pirates series (1, 2 or 3).

A budget 1/10 scale is the ZD racing 9106, aka 10427 or ZMT-10. $135-180, the current S model being the pricier of that range. However, it's had many reported issues of faulty differentials that need constant replacements at $5 a pop. Not big on price, but if it really needs to be replaced that regularly, it may become a hassle.