i agree with spartan-drifter. I have a tc4 myself. It was ready-to-run (had to buy battery and battery charger) when i got it...it came with a 15 turn motor which is already descently fast and all i did was put on new rims and pvc tires. This would fit your budget. The first time i took it out drifting was on a concrete driveway and it worked fine. As far as durability goes...just dont run it into anything. I got drift happy one day and wanted to do a FULL speed drift...(boy was i stupid!)...and i hit the curb breaking the stock suspension arms. I eventually bought and upgraded almost everything for the tc4 that way i dont have to worry too much about breaking anything. But like i said...if you dont hit anything...you'll be fine. Agility...well...it's not as agile as the yokomo drift car kit...but it's still hellava lota fun to drift with it!