+1 I will say that some of cen rc's are not good for newbees and the gst is one of those.It is a great truck if you have been around nitro and rc's for some time there great,for a newbee not so great.There is alot of adjustments on this truck that require some knowlege to be able to get it to run correctly,shift properly ect.Sounds like Firebirds a newbee and must not be very mechanically inclined so therefore bashes cen becouse of his lack of ability.Cen makes some great products,some need some minor attention out of the box like alot of rc's do but once gone through are great rc's.The gst is a bad to the bone truck,I know I love mine.