newguy, cut yourself some slack, dude! You'd only get bashed if it said Tyco or Nikko on it. The Razor is from Megatech and ain't a bad car. Sure, it's not going to win a world championship. But it's fast enough to be a ball, I'm sure it would give my RS4 3 a run, if not beat it hands down. It's all about the fun. And as long as you buy something that is in the same class as other hobby caliber nitro RC's you're fine. So don't spend all your time worrying about whether it's good or not, get out there and get some scratches on it! And it always helps to take some pics and let us all see it!!!