Where are you getting $320, stormer has them for $199, a little bit more than the xl5 pede. As I commented in the other thread on these trucks, marketing wise I think its a heck of an idea. Realistic looking enough for the kids that primarily go to the monster jam events, and cheap enough for the parents that take them to consider buying one. BTW, since when do short course trucks have independent suspension, at least the ones the r/c trucks are modeled after