all i can say is ive never had a problem with them, only broke 1 with a WOT runaway under a car, which in turn the rear tower cought and ripped it to shreds LOL, put it backtogether for a temporary fix with copper wire and CA, that thing lasted forever lol, stronger than the real deal
Anyway it was never made to be strong, it is based of the losi XXT which as u know is a racing chassis, everything is built to be lighter but also doing this reduces the strength of parts.
And yes i agree, for the cost, u cant go past the firestorm, its a great chassis and liker most HPI vehicles, extremely strong