Dont listen to that nonsense there are some very durable great rtr's out there I have the turmoil rtr and its a great buggy I also have a HPI savage rtr and an evo rtr there is nothing wrong with rtr"s.RTR's are for people who have lives outside of the hobby like a house to pay for maybe a car some kids to feed you know the average joe who cant justify 1000$ on a kit. If your just bashing go with an rtr like the turmoil you will be more then happy if you are going to race spend a bit more and buy a kit!!!