Hi,
I was in here asking a similar question a couple of weeks ago.
Thing is, I was on a tight budget, and it was pushing it to get a DB01, which was what I went for in the end. I didn't like the look of the DF03's layout for electrics, as I knew I'd be using my old acoms radio-gear from around 1996, which is on the large size compered to modern stuff. Also, I knew I'd want to take it racing at some point, and the DF03 would cost more to get up to speed than the durga.
I have finished building it now, and am very happy with the way it handles, even with no hop-ups. It seems to be pretty tough too, I have crashed it into a few walls and metal posts in my garden, and it has just shrugged them all off. My old boomerang would have probably needed some new parts by now.
The one thing I did wrong was to get a really cheap ESC, thinking that I'd just run with the 'tin can' out of the box until I can afford a brushless system. I had forgotten how bad the Mabuchi 540s(hit) was... it's been a very long time since I used one (late eighties). So now I have very little choice on motor, as my ESC will only handle a 20t.
I'm very happy with my durga for the money, but as others have said, if you can afford it, and want to race, get a TRF501, B44 or a cat sx. I like to support local business, and the Schumacher factory is about 10mins from where I live, so I'd have got a cat if I had the money.
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