I also own a GST , I have had it a couple of weeks and have had some issues with it, BUT this is my VERY first R.C. Vehicle EVER! So... with that in mind, plus the fact that I have had no-one to show me the ropes with it all the breakage is of my own doing. With a total newb at the wheel I.E. no driving skills, no repairing skills and obviously no reading skills since I missed some things in the manual... so , I broke two pull starts, snapped a linkage, and broke the reverse / forward shifter.... But otehr than that.. THIS THING IS COOL AS HELL... I wanted something different than a Revo like everyone else has.. And even not fully tuned it just RIPS!!! and I also hit a curb dead on going about 30 miles an hour to avoid a PAIR OF WEINER DOGS!!! And it still ran perfectly! I got a hairline crack in a front X Member, but it still runs and drives... and its like a 10 dollar part to replace... I was a little frustrated and called CEN about my woes... fully accepting my responsibility in the breakages.. they offered to fix it, I just wanted to vent... So... to all you prospective CEN buyers... BUY IT!... its an awesome truck, looks mean as hell, runs like a monkey with his ass on fire... and you will definetly stand out from amongst the gajillion Revo or Savages littering the countryside...