the V one R is nice, but in a different price range of your other two choices, looks like you're comparing apples and oranges. I have friend's with v one R's (great car), I personally own a Nitro Tc3 which is awesome, if you're initially on a $400 budget, you could get the rtr version for about $270+shipping and I'd say add a 2speed right off the bat (about $55). Later if you want to hop it up a bit, the parts will be easy to get, and you may not be thinking about racing now, but I'm willing to put some $$ down that you will end up racing,haha, u no there's nothing like it! Tons of fun! So that would be my opinion on a top notch choice of a car that is a great racer and at a reasonable price to start. If you're absolutely 100% sure that you're not going to race, you should seriously consider a Traxxs 4-tec, probably the fastest rtr out there (over 60mph) for approx 300 bucks which should be fun for parking lot bashing, the only thing is that it's belt driven, also like the v one r, which if you're doing mostly parking lot bashing, I'd probably recommend a shaft driven car unless the roads u play on are super clean cause the gravel will kill your belts and pulleys costing you $$ that adds up not to mention frustration. Sorry for the long post! In my opinion 1st choice nitro tc3 2nd RS4 3.