The ZX5-RTR is a good club race car when used with a mild motor (I'd not go hotter than a 13.5 to be honest). Add up the cost of the upgrades and you quickly get to the price of the top level car but still not the performance or reliability level.
I'm not saying don't get the ZX5-RTR, just that you need to remember it is aimed the casual club racer and those wanting a good handling "play" car.
If you have been running RC cars for a while surely you have some radio gear (as well as the speedo / motor you mentioned) that you could throw at a higher spec car?
The original FS is a great car, in terms of ease to drive a little better than the FS2 for all but the fastest guys who will be able to make use of the FS2's agility, which in turn would probably catch out the less experienced driver. FS kits can be had for a very reasonable price too.
Worth saving the little bit extra, my FS ran faultlessly for about 2 years with minimal maintanace and very very few breakages .... will almost certainly save you the extra twice over in the long run!
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