You have to remember guys we dont get a lot of brands and types you guys get we are pretty much limited to HiTech, Futaba, JR and Multiplex (multi $$$$) with the ocasional crappy Sanwa and Vanguard.

If your realy looking for cheap and as some one pointed out the reciever servos etc will still be there go for the HiTech laser 4, excelent radio for a great price, i have the flash5 and eclipse7 and for 90% of the time they may as well be the basic 4 chanel.

the laser will do most of what you want and down the track it'll be a good second radio.