no....
i got out of rc to found my riceline , and just bought one off a mate or 50 bucks , its just an e10 , crappest hpi of all , but for drifting it doesnt matter as much , i got it for 50 bucks , i can get you a mates car the same as myne for 100
but generally speaking you can pick up a nice car second hand for about 250 , if you want a brand new setup , and something pretty descent probly 400 mark , then if you wana get serious , like an mi2 or a cyclone and for a complete brand new setup your punching above the 500-600 dollar mark , thats full carbon belt driven setup.... technicly..not needed , who cares but man just buy one like myne , and have fun it does pretty much the same thing as something with billet an carbon parts , there isnt much difference at all , if you want a car shoot me a text 0421652234 and ill hook you up.