I have had my genesis LE since last january, it was my first non radio shack rc. I have definently learned a lot from it, but it ALWAYS has ran great for me, half the time it starts on the first pull if I prime it right. It freakin hauls for its size, I don't know why some people bash on the engine, its just as fast (or faster ) then my friends .28 savage and the easiest to tune out of all my friends nitro trucks (savage and 2 t-maxx). the thing can also take a beating, the only times I have really broke something was running into a concrete pillar at full speed after doing a massive jump, that broke an a-arm and a knuckle, and once we got the bright idea to stuck clays ( clay pigeons, that you throw and shoot) into the rear bumpers of the genny and the savage and then go at it trying to break the clays, I was winning becuase my tires stick out pass the bumper, but colliding with the savage at full speed broke the plastic steering thing, so a new aluminuim one was needed. But other then that it has taken tons of beating, like mudding in about 5 inches of drainage ditch water, and playing in huge gravel pits, and it likes it. The only thing really lacking with the genesis in my opinion was the steering radius, i couldn't turn like the smaller trucks, so I put 4-wheel steering on it, now it flat spins on pavement if I want it to. So far it has been great, powerful and strong, I would definently recomend it.