I will agree with buying high end electronics as they help immensely and last 10tiems longer than most cheap chinese junk. That being said all the setup stations and high end chargers and high end cars are not necessary. A nice camber gauge and ride height tool and your own 2 eyes will get u a pretty decent setup every time. As far as chassis yeah the X-ray or tc6.2 are nice cars but if you can't drive it worth a crap a clod buster could beat it. Think im wrong? Look at how many tc3s and tc4s are still racing very competitively. several top USGT and VTA cars are old chassis with good drivers.