Anyone have experience with cheap 12s ESCs?

[Jahay]

Ok i have been looking at some ESCs...

ANYWAY... i know Castle are awesome... i personally dont think their NEW LINE OF HV ESCS ARE ALL THAT JUST YET!!!! but you still cant fault their customer service. They do a very good job of replacing faulty or blown up products.... we all know this...

BUT i cannot justify spending $300+350 alone on just the 8s ESC (I would if it was the 10s capable one) And considering i want to run 10s or 9s for a silly setup, i am sure the new 10-12s castle ESC will be more along the $450-500 price range!!!!!!!

So i have been looking at alternatives.
I have yet to do anything cheaply on the savage and i am not one for doing things in this manner .. but $450 on a speed controller is crazy considering thus far, all the ones that have been used by people have basically blown up or had a few problems.... but at least castle are replacing them (i think)... (It seems they are having the same probs as when the MMM V1 came out.???.. Only till the V3 was available did less explosions occur )

Anyway i have been looking around and these HK ESCs seem to go for around $120-180 and handle 10-12s and 120-200amps rate.... Here are the options i have found. Your advice is appreciated.

I would like to maintain brake but reverse isnt completely necessary...

TURNIGY K-Force 120A-HV OPTO 5-12S Brushless ESC
http://www.hobbycity...?idProduct=8921#


This has gotten some very decent feedback and seems to be quite reliable when running big power... Primarily used by plane and heli users, the chip was designed originally for on road applications, so it could work very well...
It is rated to around 120amps and 180spikes. That should be enough to handle a 9-10s car considering amps drop with increased cells... right?
I would most probably add my own fan to it for cooling purposes as well


Turnigy Monster-2000 200A 4-12S Brushless ESC
http://www.hobbycity...idProduct=10332


Although the specs are impressive.. the reviews have been all bad and i have yet to read a good one... It does look impressive but im staying away from this one. It just doesnt seem up to handling the huge power



ESC-00180/INFINITE 120A-5TH-SL 5-10s
http://www.okhobby.c...id_product=1136


Kershaw designs have a rebranded version of these that they sell. But it goes for basically double the price!!! It may be a solid option to try as it is designed for car use???

What are peoples experiences with Hobby City and OK Hobbies in terms of their return and exhange policy? Because i have a feeling at some point it would blow...

If you can recommend any other option with similar spec or offer your experience with ANY of these items... please chime in.

THANKS