i'd have to say its pretty dar durable.... mine has taken a beating....big time....and for theparts i have broken i have to say i am lucky it wasn't worse...LOL....a friend has a duratraxx stadium truck...we hit *HEADON* at full throttle in an asphault parking lot...i was able to drive mine away(i did crack the lower front arm at the pivot point and took a few barrel rolls) and his was trashed....he had to order a new chassis and alot of suspension parts....<G>