ORIGINAL: RC30GTR
YOu will end up spending close to $1000 for a kit. IF you have the money.. go for it. it will definteily perform better than any RTR.
If your budge is around $400, go with the CEN matrix. It is one true performance buggy. The Airtronicx MX3 FM radio will save you money and give you room for errors. THe buggy iteslf is the toughtest i have seen/own and top notch performance. LIke Dave said, you wont need to upgrade a lot of stuff on the matrix compare to other brands
Where are you buying your stuff ? You can build a buggy for $ 600 -700. $1000 for a kit ? You can get a kit for around $350 , $200 for engine , and rest for electronics. Stay away from CEN , every Cen vehicle we sold it came back because it was junk. Cen is fairly new and needs to get their bugs worked out.