I’ve been doing model airplanes since the Gullows kits & stick & tissue………RC models since the late 1960’s.
The current crop of foamy trainers are perfectly fine and are WAY easier to rebuild after a beginner crash (and you WILL crash them).
Just learn to use the proper glue and reenforcement techniques for the obligatory repairs.

Just like a “Gentleman’s Club” consider the $200 as the price of admission/cover charge…….things escalate from there.

- Mike