Yes its very durable and has a good company behind it. Duratrax is one of the finest R/C companies that I have ever used. I have an evader myself and it is great for street or it the backyard. Plus there are tons of parts to upgrade your car and make it custom. The only thing that I would suggest is another set of tires. If you are doing both off and on road driving get anothe set of street tires. I suggest you get Proline Speed Hawgs for street driving. If you use your off road tires on road then they will go bald and then they become useless in grass and off road.