What that? The hong nor's are the best when it comes to quality.

With 1/8 buggies it is rear to break parts but they do wear out and require routine maintance and replacement. With the hong nor you will perform the same amount of maintance and replace items an least half of often. With out a doubt the hong nor is the best quality buggy.

But I think you will find that the mugen and kyosho buggies are slightly faster, at the tracks I race at the mugen is the current lap recorder holder.

I think a lot of this comes down to setup and driving. I don't think many people would find a difference between the three brands. Just pick the one you like and can get parts for. It is also handy to have the same as other guys at the track so you can compare setup and shear parts