I bought it to replace my fragile and expensive vintage tamiyas as its pretty much unbreakeable. All I've done so far is the gearbox (my fault) and the rear hub mount. (Also my fault) I was running it very hard and fast through 3 3s lipo so the gearbox on bushings and plastic gears was always gonna break. And the hub was a massive jump which culminated in a roll over a breeze block wall (4 high) at my local track. So something had to give!! It's also faster than any of my nitro cars and my mates 1/8th hsp so I highly recommend these cars. Just mix and match brands for the most cost effective and strongest you can build. In total it owes me about