Crispy, I'm only mildly considering the VBC at this point, the Associated chassis is my first choice for all the reasons mentioned. Still want to keep this VTA car manageable financially, and on the 'parts' end of things, so going away from Associated may be defeating that purpose.
Most of my time, $$$ and energy will be spent with the TC6.2, the VTA car will be to keep me active between the 6.2 races.
Thank for your input, it's appreciated.