I am def. not affiliated with redcat in any way other than owning them. I am just tired of hearing people running them down unfairly. I have a 7 year old son who has a tornado, and with all his inexperience and total disregard for not breaking this buggy it stands up WAY better than any others we have run. Do I know everything about rc's?, absolutely not. I DO know that I have less in two tornado buggies parts and all than I have ever had into one of the "quality" brands. I know a lot of people who spend hundreds on their fancy cars, buggies, trucks & what have you. Guess what, they do not enjoy theirs any more than I do! I just honestly dont see the point in spending more than necessary. It is true, you pretty much have to order parts online, but it's like this as soon as you gain even a little experience you know what parts are gonna need replaced at some point. Order a few extra 2 dollar parts ahead of time! Problem solved! Who wants to over pay at a hobby shop anyways?!