Well, while i haven't gotten a car for drifting, i have heard the tc3 is a good car. the thing with r/c cars is if u get a cheap one, they might not do what u want them to do. my point being if u get a 100 dollar cheap car, it probably won't drift as well as the more expensive tc3 and also if u break something, there aren't as many parts available for a 100 dollar car as there is for the tc3.