It is kind of pricey, yeah. I figured it was worth it though for me, I'm considering giving racing a go and the HPI will deffo be a better car for that than a Tamiya or somesuch, plus it's fully ballraced and has oil-filled ally shocks, and my local shop has good support for HPI parts. If I'd bought a Tamiya, I'd have wanted to ballrace it, put oil-filled shocks on it... it all adds up and I just thought I may as well get a car that I like a lot as it is bone stock, and I do like it

I concede on the tyres though - I've taped them and much prefer them this way. If I pick up some new wheels anytime soon I'm going to try some PVC or ABS tyres.

Plus, I've had Tamiya cars before, and this is streets ahead in terms of quality.