over a short peroid of time, you will spend more money fixing the heap of crap redcat... im sorry but thats what they are - CRAP, nothing but cheap crappy designs... crap materials... crap customer service... and anything else that comes in that box = crap.
do yourself, everyone else and the RC world a favour and buy a Brand name car, the rc8.2 has come out now and people are moving on thier rc8B's... so pick one of them up cheap and gp have a blast and not have to worry about it breaking or wearing out after a tank or two lol...
as for the guy that said redcat is up with traxxas and "kyosho" what planet you live on mate?