some of the things you mentioned are normal breakage as far as nitro trucks go....bending steering parts and dogbonz is normal depending on how hard you bash.... If you look deeper into this forum, you will fiind a post discussing the diff cup mod... do it and you won't have a problem with the cups and the dog bonz.... as far as the wheel hub and the little plastic link on the bottom... the wheel hub is very hard to break.. I broke one at a skate park last year and thats the only one.... Do not get the new era arms.. you will break the frontand rear diffs they mount to... they are designed to flex........... lastly... you story sounds very similar to someone from i think wyoming also with jeep in the name......... his lhs stinks also... who told you the cen factory was out of stock?..... This truck makes a decent basher, but remember its smaller and is more of a racer.... if you abuse it too much, you will break parts.... I have mine for more than 2 years now and its still the best one I have.. I also own 4 others which I won't name as not to upset others here and dollar for dollar... nothing comes close......