I have the tsunami uw. I love it. But as you probably already know, you can't compare 1/8 to 1/10 when it comes to durability. If your not a stranger to nitro and you like the tsunami uw, then go for it. It is my first nitro, and I'm lookin to get a 1/8 scale buggy. I've had a really good experience with the nami. It has run great for me, I don't regret buying it at all. If I could do it all over again I still would have gotten the nami. But again, you can't compare a 1/8 scale to a 1/10 scale. They're just too different.