It all depends on a number of factors.
Bash or race or both?
Which track?
My advice would be if your bashing start with something most 1/8th drivers start with hyper, hpi, kyosho and go down the RTR route.
If you want to race then they are lots of top manufactures out there with strong cars, it's best to go down to your local track and see what everyone else is running.
You want something with good parts support.
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