[jpoprock]

I agree.... 1/5th scale is my next "thing". The problem as I see it, is that it's so "new" (i.e. gaining popularity), that there are many options out there. I've seen CEN's SC truck at the LHS, but not in action... and it seemed beefy and laid out nicely. But it's huge! And beefy or not... plastic breaks. There are tons of awesome parts avail for HPI products, but who knows whether that stuff will work on other brands like CEN, HobbyKing, etc. I guess if the trucks are HPI compatible, then yes. But these new 1/5 trucks are so new that no one seems to know. And if you can't upgrade the parts to something more durable, or at least buy replacements for dirt cheap from an eBay chop shop... then the truck will be a money pit.

From what I understand... there are things you'll want to add on to make these trucks more functional such as more ridged tranny/drivetrain parts to prevent flexing, better starters, kill switch, and beefier servos. But by the time you get all that stuff added on, you've spent a mint. But... since you can get some of these trucks much cheaper than the HPI's, if you can get good upgrades from the "Name brand companies" that make all the fance HPI parts.. then they would be worth considering!