Well guys I ended up getting a Hyper 8.5 from a guy who only ran it about 1/4 gallon nitro and sold me the RTRfor $275.

Gave me 3/4 gallon of 20%O'Donell Nitro, plug ignitor, transmitter (AM though), 4 filter foams, upgraded to a new Spektrum metal gear steering servo, fail safe, and the buggy was very well taken care of and extremely clean. The stock tires still had plenty tread left. I just put on some AKA wheels and Road Rage tires.

I am in the process of getting a starter box and a back plate to remove the pull start. Is this a good buggy for a beginner to start up on?

Any upgrades that's needed ASAP beyond another RX for one of my 2.4Ghz systems in order to race?Should I changethe 20% nitro?