I hear ya! Well, my Pershing s&s shoots 75 feet every time and once in awhile breaks 90 feet, but from what I've read that's the exception and not the rule. I was mainly asking because Mato sells the super for Like 104 shipped and I can get the Pershing or Tiger S&S versions from Raidentech again for $79 shipped. I don't know if I could get $25 differnece out of the metal gearboxes because I haven't had any problems or wear with my nylon gears, and I use my GP3300's so the battery isn't that important to me. To read Mato's site, they lead you to believe it's 10x better equipped. I don't know what happened to the rubber wheels, and as I said before, a lot of "new" things the super has, are things the S&S already had. Disappointing.... I'm glad you took the time to write the review because when I go to buy a second HengLong, it's hard to decide when you're not sure what the differences are. Thanks for your help!