REDCAT makes great proline RC's. I own Monsoon, Avalanche, and my latest is an Backdraft 3.5. My LHS carries parts and they hold up fine. Parts are very cheap so they make for a great basher. You could always spend abit more and invest in aluminum parts. REDCAT well worth the prices.

also, support for REDCATS is as good as it gets.

If someone tries to steer you away from REDCAT then they probably need to pull their head out of the their ass.