I bought the Mutilator when it first came out. I upgraded the servos, motor, and tires, and after that, it was just fine. Granted, it wasn't the XT8 I have now, but it was still keeping pace with the rest of the pack, and I could bash all day long with that thing seeing what I could jump higher and faster and it kept coming back for more. I was more than pleased with it, but once I got into more serious racing, I eventually got the XT8. My wife has the Muti now and even SHE can't break that thing!