I recommend the Duratrax Raze or the Hyper 7, I can say their both good, because my buddy has a raze, nothing really bad has ever happen to it, except a little damage in the engine-only due to how rough we bash ours lol. Anyways, its as tough as a tank, and my hyper 7 I couldnt be happier with, it runs smooth as anything, and I've had nothing but good luck with it. So if Iwas you kid, Ithink your right around the price range for a Raze or a Hyper 7, im not saying get one, but at least consider it. Also like the other guys said, STAYAWAYFROMREDCATS, I've heard nothing but problems with those, and the sound of it, it looks like you really dont have money to fix trouble, so just don't go near Redcats or Himotos.