I've never owned much of the cheaper mpc engines. My only complaints were: 1 the non repairable engine trucks that had the side frames swedged on, 2- plastic gears in the engine drive train. So I stayed away from them. I don't mind buying the shells and using them on mpc magnatraction chassis.
The higher end stuff usually didnt have that. Some GPs, GG-1s, steam engines, FMs, were remakes of postwar and were fabulous runners for me.
Now that they are so cheap its harder to resist picking up additional pieces.
I've never had an mpc-LTI engine: fail to respond to the remote; get 3 clanks; get stuck in reverse; etc. They just keep running.
