I bought one of these cars used on eBay with the mindset of using it as a donor for the electric parts, thought I would have some fun with it before I tore it apart... got carried away and it turned into a durability test and it surpassed my expectations entirely, full speed crashes into a curb, tree, and other rigid objects multiple times and I couldn't get it to break! It doesn't handle that well due to the servo not returning back to center every time. battery life is alright, would be better with a bigger battery. I would definitely recommend this to someone that is just getting into the hobby for the price you pay you won't be disappointed