I have a V1 Spartan. My electronics fried well after my warranty period ended, and Traxxas still replaced them for free. I got the Castle electronics in return, and haven't had a problem since. Granted, I haven't had my boat in the water since October. We'll see in a couple weeks if I'm still OK. I make sure I grease my drive shaft after every run and haven't had any issues with the drive line that others had. If you get one now, you'll get the V2 hull, and that's supposed to be a much more stable hull. As long as you take care of it, you shouldn't have problems. And if you do, Traxxas will stand behind it.