Mugen's are notoriously strong. It is a very hard buggy to break. Last week at the track I pulled into the pits when my lvc came on. a guy overshot the last corner and entered the pits at full throttle. he rear ended my stopped buggy doing about 40, nothing on mine broke, he bent a shock shaft. 1/8 scale buggies on a whole are rugged, mugen being towards the top of that list.