The cost of spares is a little higher but it's mainly an exchange rate issue (as it is with Yokomo and Tamiya too).
The Kyosho parts are very high quality and wear rates are very low compared to most (3 years out of a rear diff crown wheel & pinion seems damn good to me!).
There are a few things you can do to make the car more robust, not that its weak to start with. Mainly it's just changing out a few screws here and there for longer ones or applying a bit of experience to the build (just ask, happy to help).
Due to the low wear you'll hardly have to buy any spares to keep it in tip-top condition.
The front towers are a little weak (not Losi XX4 weak though) but easy and fast to change along with being supplied individually rather than in packs with other parts. Not too badly priced either.
Only major recomendation would be to build the car with ceramic diff balls from day one as the supplied ones are a little softer than some other manufactures and do wear because of it (damaging the diff plates if left too long between rebuilds). Put the ceramics in and you'll get 3-4 months between regreasing!
I am still 100% convinced that it's the best 4wd on the market in terms of being able to get it to handle however you prefer and also reliability.
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