[JThiessen]

If cheap is your main decision maker, then yes, FM is the best you can do. However, if at some point you run brushless, you will likely have issues. Everyone has to go through this decision making process through life - you can only buy what you can afford - overextending yourself often leads to bigger issues. Unfortunatley, that often leads to spending more on things since one will tend up keep upgrading as they can afford to.

I can't speak for the Venom line, never even knew they made one.