My buddy just got a Losi mini crawler and it was about the same price as an axial, about $230.
And the Hummer doesn't articulate. It would need softer springs for that.
As far as me wanting to upgrade, I don't plan on doing anything but crawling around the backyard. No competitions or anything, I just need something to do in the down time when I don't have my 4runner driveable. Of course I'll upgrade it to my likings, but thats beside the point.
I was browsing through some crawlers and it looks like I'll have to buy a remote control for them, and a few other things. Is this true for all of them? (assuming rtr is ready to run) I thought the purpose of RTR was that you can take it out of the box, buy a battery for it and you are set. If I've got to buy a $100+ controller for it on top of paying for the car, I might as well spend the 3 or 4 hundred bucks on my 4runner.