hmmmm I want to enter the touring car part of R/C help me decide

[RUSTY XL-5]

I just posted this over at the traxxas forum, but I decided to post he since you guys seem to know more what your talking about.




Well, I'll admit I do have a certain soft spot for street cars. I really enjoy offroading with my rusty and E-Revo but there is no track for them that is less than an hour away. On the other hand, there is a touring car track only 10 minutes away! I do like how you can make touring cars look soooo awesome that you have to constantly wipe the drool off so I decided to try one out.

Only one prob. I dont know jack about touring cars. I dont know how to gear them, I really dont know who the good brands are, I dont know which ones are for beginners...I dont even know how the weird body sizing works!

I'm basically looking for a car (sorry traxxas) that would be competitive out of the box, reasonably priced ($150 or less for a kit since I'll use my mamba from my rusty in it), has good aftermarket/manufacturer support, and is pretty sturdy.


I have done a little researching and thought the Tamiya TT-01 might be a good start?
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXRLB3&P=ML


Please let me know what you touring guys think!



BTW:

What is the difference between these kits (besides their bodies) for tower to price them so differently?

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXRLB3&P=ML

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXMVP2&P=7

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXNUD8&P=7

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXRXV7&P=7

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXDYC4&P=7