I have only been using my TC3 for about 4 months of that 5 year period and have tried alot of other cars and the TC3 out of all of them is by far the best car I have used. Like John said alot of other cars are nice but the TC3 is 5 years old and still wins almost every big race they enter. It is a great feat to make a r/c car that can be 5 years old and still on top of its game. Tough to change success like that.