Gah, fell down a You Tube hole over the weekend and came out needing a Truggy! (Primarily your fault, Mr Doddy!)
Picked up an HPI TT Flux and immediately set about 'aggressive testing', to the great amusement for my neighbors who watched me flip it upside-down into the center of a roundabout first run. Its my first RC car in 20 years, absolutely loving it. Certainly a bit quicker than the old Tamiya Hornet.
Planning to replace the shocks, motor, ESC and some alu parts (only whats required). Additions are probably limited to adding an FPV mount and some Head/Tail/Driving lights to a night shell.
Great forum and thread, thanks all!