Thanks gang. My biggest issue with getting a new car is not the money I am selling off my 1/8th scale stuff at the same time I should net a good amount from that. My plan is to put about $2k into electric gear and race the rest of the season. Just tired of Kyosho saying "and this is new" over and over. I like getting a car and a good parts lot up front and running for a season. An update here and there not bad but every 4 months is getting old. So back to my big issue...availability. Living in the US means I can get one of 4 kits normally. Associated looks good because of parts and every hobby store has them. Yokomo, Tamaya, Schumacher all have the same issue I cannot find parts. When I do find them they are backordered or not out in the US. Thanks again for the input. If you have more suggestions I am still shopping