I got two inexpensive 1:24 Redcat Sumo RCs for my kids and they like them a lot. This was 1 or 2 years ago and so far no broken parts just one stripped gear (still driving like that). The only upgrade I did was to replace bushings with bearings. Kids being kids, drive those things into a wall, down from a steep hill (more of a tumbling down than driving) and the small cars just keep going. Recently one of them even drove it into a pile of water. Car stopped working but once I dried it out, it is back in operation. If I remember correctly, I paid something like $60 for each RTR car. They run on AAs and have 1+ hour of runtime on one set of batteries. This got both of my kids interested in RC cars. Older one is now considering upgrade to a bigger scale. So I have nothing bad to say about Redcat. It was a great entry into RC hobby without breaking the bank.