i have the delux version..it rips with a 18t CB
it' bash fine, i havn't broke anything yet.
i don't launch it like my savage thou.

havn't figure the best setting for the CB yet..
they be getting chew

you'll need new tires faster than fast on any buggies
if you run it on pavement.

i choose it mainly becuase my lhs is an xtm distributor
and don't stock the competitions. ain't nothing like
waitng for the brown dude.

IMO..all nitro r/c cars (eractor sets) are POS..they all break..
and have short comings in one form or another
you can dump thousands and thousand easiley.
as you get into the hobbie more you'll understand better.
a .247 with 29000 rpm is not going be faster than
a ported .21 @ 35000..with the same gearing.
but i would slapp a .247 into a brick rather than a ported .21

the best buy for my money was the rc10gt plus...
some would say i should have gotten the losi