I think that 1:18th is great class for newcomers. I raced both 1:18 TC (for about 5 years?) and buggy (this winter). I decided this summer not to race TC as long as it came to overpowering them (Doughty is right) and whole run it's hard to know what car will do (I call it uncontrolled rocket). I have buggy just for fun but it's great. I got second hand slightly tuned Anderson MB4 from Canada (same as LRP Shark or Duratrax Vendetta). First thing I broke was graphite front shock tower (alloy is better). I also noticed after last cleaning of car that standart alloy drive shafts are better to change. They melted a little bit (alloy on alloy makes too much friction - last owner didn't think about that) so I had to change fronts to steel one (I got one pair with car) and made one "good" pair from rest alloys. I lubricated them with graphite grease - I hope it'll help. I use standart Anderson 380 motor and standart diffs (I have one ball diff new in bag) and I was able to be competetive to faster Mamba brushless. I also use one set of foams that doesn't look used even after whole winter series.
It's nice class but bigger looks like more fun. I'm waiting for 1:8 electric class because here aren't many tracks dedicated for 1:10 and rest is really rough. For winter indoor series it's great choice.
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