2 other cars worth looking at
SAKURA ZERO S. around $120-$130 shipped to your door. belt driven with a few cheap up grades are a capable racer (vta,stock,etc).
parts are cheap. and all the alloy and carbon fibre pieces from the more expensive version fit.

OFNA JL10 E

this is a shaft drive, i think there is a drift version as well but unsure of the difference.
$120 or so