If you wanna get your toes wet in mini R/C racing the X-Mod is a steal at $40 this week - 1/2 price. Not the same performance wise as a Mini-Z but a fraction of the price. Lots of hop ups (ball diffs come with the 4x4 upgrade which is on sale this week for $17 taxes in...) BB sets, suspension upgrades, etc all on sale this week...