The Robitronics buggy is a sound starter buggy IMO, I tested one about 6 months ago and was quite impressed with how well it took the tumbles, I was hesitantat first about the plastic towers, but it was a warm day and if you did manage to get it upside down, they would flexa little, but did not break. They also help keep the weight down, this is a really light buggy for an RTR, but should you be worried about the towers then there are alloy ones available. But for £150 you really are buying an engine and geting the radio and chassis thrown in for free. Go buy it, it's good value and not all the top end buggies can take the knocks that the Robi can.