As X Factory's owner, my input is certainly biased, so I will not give advice here as to which car is "best." In fact, I think every R/C car out there is "best" for at least one person at one track.
But I will respectfully disagree with a portion of Mike's post above, and will try not to excite Nick's doctor.
In our opinion, none of the upgrades Mike mentions is "essential," and every one of them is purely a matter of personal preference. The X - 6 Squared works perfectly well with AE shocks, and we have many set-ups posted with them, including two that come with the Kit. Brian Kinwald runs Kyosho shocks. Nobody is forced to spend 10 cents to buy or use any particular shocks at all.
The E-Speed Motor Plate Support certainly is not "essential." Most Family members use the plastic part supplied in the Kit without problem.
The same is true of the D.M.S. anti-squat shims. They look great and are easier to change, but the shims included with the Kit will work just fine forever. The D.M.S. shims do not make you faster.
Finally, the K Speed front tower is identical to the standard AE tower for performance purposes. Here again, it's mostly a matter of bling and a bit of extra strength. But certainly not "essential."
We do reccommend the #5660 axles, but they are not "essential." The E-Speed hangers do work very well on high-grip tracks such as you have there in U.K. But at most tracks around thw world, The New Math works very well right out of the box.
People spend gobs of money to upgrade X - 6s because they want to, not because they must. I've seen E-Maxxes worth $5,000 too, and you certainly don't need a $5,000 E-Max to bash about your back yard...
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