Originally posted by orangbaligila
I second all that (I was about to write the same thing 
), although some points don't apply to me (price of parts, and pipes,.. I'm in Asia so price is at least the same as in Japan or Taiwan, and I make my own pipes ), but for most people, pipe selection would be troublesome, since there are not so many right-side pipe available yet for various engines.
for most people, on a first run with FW, they'd call it a beast, or an alien,.. coz the feel is quite "different" compared to the "conservative" belt-driven on-road cars.
It's a good car for me, although Kawahara parts could be priced a tad cheaper so we can shave off some weight on it. A chassis best suited for short to mid size, twisty tracks.
Since it's only the first incarnation of it, expect some improvements down the road
the parts for kyosho are not that expensive i get mine from Tower hobbies and the prices are very good!!
Tower Hobbies FW-05R parts page!!!!!