I'll be the first to say it!
Looks like a Traxxas Slash under $200 for the kit and radio, ready-to-run... add another $100 for battery and charger.. ready to go!
For a little more.. around $230, you can get the Losi Strike.. very similar truck with better electronics.. the speed control has LiPo cut-off and it comes with a 2.4ghz radio.. no crystals to mess with and no interference.
Good luck!
Jerome