as a re-newbie (like me) u should keep the car for a few month, like it was said before buy motor and tires+ plus a coll body (with tinted windows and trf decals), u will be to save some cash to buy the chassis u really like
it is 1 year now i am a re-newbie and after 4 years of break i have to buy everything again, i kept my old 1700 packs, novak racer, maxtec motor!...the rest is new : mx3 radio, new servo ,xxl rx...