I think I'm right in saying that at the 1st of this years 1/10th offroad nationals there were 7 different manufacturers respresented in the A final alone...so the choice of 'top' cars is pretty big right now!
Team Associated B44
Common, pretty durable, parts availability easy
Tamiya TRF511x
Well engineered, parts harder to find
Schumacher Cat sx
Or sx2 is just being released, also fairly common, parts availability good as far I know
Team xtreme Predator x11-08
Unusual design (which I've always liked the look of!), not very common, from what I've read parts have been a problem, but a new shop has recently started trading so parts seem to be/should be easier to get as that gets established
Durango DEX410
Brand new manufacturer, in vogue right now, parts not a problem that I know of
Losi xx4
Old design, getting less common(?), parts not an issue
Yokomo BMAX
Less common, mostly due to parts availability being not so easy, but car seems good!
Kyosho Lazer ZX-5
Much like yokomo, think the japan brands suffer slighty over here due to supply, but no other real reason?
Plus an xFactory protoype car!
They used to produce a conversion kit for the losi, but have recently stopped producing it. Currently developing a new car.
I'm happy too be corrected on the finer details of that list, as I only really have limited real experince of most of it, but my point is there's a big choice, and all have there good and bad points! My suggestion would be to find your local club and see what they are running before you buy anything.
Something that's common at the club will give you more support, something that your local/club shop supports, or just something that really like and don't mind figuring out for yourself.
Anyway, hope that helps, and enjoy!
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