ORIGINAL: devilchrist
ORIGINAL: supertib
IMO its cheaper and better to just buy a quality product right off the bat...buying the cheap stuff just leads to breakage, frustrations and extra costs.... in RC you get what you pay for, I don't care what anyone says to the contrary....
disagree,
having went the other route, I bought duratrax raze, I'm happy that I went that route, didn't have broken part, and very reliable, durable buggy.
It's actually the other way, high end card are made light and fast, easier to break lightened parts and on cars that go really fast.
Raze is plenty fast, and at tower it's ~200 will be fine for 99.9% of the beginners for, and it's good enough to keep as a basher once you get higher end, all you need is fuel, and batteries.
once you get an idea of what 1/8 buggies can do then start researching on what buggy you actually want. I just bought myself the Odonnell Z01B 2in1 kit and OS speed 21 Vspec motor for it, because I knew I was going to continue this hobby for along time.
Race buggies (except RC8) are more durable than that raaze. Racing puts more stress on a car than bashing. Race kits like the 8ight, MP9, Xray, Mugen, etc. are extremely durable.