Hpi Racing baja Great product the hpi 5b, 5t, 5sc, 5r and kraken sx5/tskb baja, the best large scale in my honest opinion.

Worst car to work on Worst car to work on. Every bolts are overtightened, and round off SUPER easily as if they are made from butter. I was trying to install few upgrades for the RS4 Sport 3 straight out of the box but eventually threw out the chassis before even I drove the car. So I gave another try with the same chassis, spending same amount of money but failed again. Diff case screws rounded off when I was trying to install spools, carbon shock towers did not even fit properly (you have to force it into place), and carbon underbody driveshaft cover is totally out of size. I was getting fed up with the screws rounding off. Out of the box, it looks promising, but if you are trying to upgrade the chassis, spend that money somewhere else. You will not even be able to install them.

HPI customer service gave me bad/expensive advice in the Fall of 2014 & 19 days later they totally denied it (& didn’t care about me as a customer)! RC cars/trucks break. That’s part of it. That will cost you money. You’ll also probably end up buying upgrades/enhancements to make your RC car perform better. That can cost you a lot of money. If you are considering buying a new RC car, choose a better company, such as Traxxas. HPI is only interested in taking your money, even if that means giving you bad advice to get you to spend more. Don’t be fooled; don’t waste your money buying into the HPI scheme. Once you invest, they only operate on their own terms. They’re not concerned about whether you are happy. Traxxas does a lot more to ensure their customers remain happy after their purchases. If you have already made the mistake of buying an HPI, do not call them for help. They will not even be accountable for the bad advice they give you, & some of that can be very expensive. You’d be much better off asking others for advice or searching the Internet. Once you invest into the HPI scheme, you’re trapped, but don’t trust them; they will lie to you! If you have the opportunity to upgrade to parts not made by HPI, you’ll end up much happier.

Replacement Parts Are Never Available. You will never be able to order the low quality parts that these cars are made of because the company has changed ownership 3 TIMES! Parts are back ordered 6+months. The parts are poorly made. So when you do finally get parts after 6 months of waiting, another part will undoubtedly break, and you will be waiting another 6 months for that part. DO NOT BUY HPI!!

Not happy with my experience Bought a ready to run electric model and straight out of the box the charger was faulty. No good when I've bought extra battery packs too! Emailed customer services and they asked me to make a warranty claim with the retailer. Fair enough that seems like a way to solve it but on the basis this was a gift it caused some upset on the day. Not sure what quality control is in place and I was disappointed with it on this occasion so will avoid this brand based on my experience. Maybe others have had better.