[wolfie37]

i am in the market to buy a monster truck but i cannot decide what to buy it is between the t maxx, revo 3.3 or the team associated truck and any help with my dilemma would be helpful thanks .

[ericem]

MGT is one amazing truck. Not as great out of the box performane wise as the revo speed wise or handling, but overall can fly with a cheap used motor like a mach 427 and some nice 40 series wheels. I would not look at the t-maxx. Overall the T-maxx is a very weak design and wayyyyy overpriced. Revo is a decent truck I am not a fan of it. Its alot more sophisticated. I own a MGT and love it. I can always count on it starting, taking hard hits, and overall always having a good time whether its racing or bashing the living * out of it.

[thrash metal]

if your main requirement for a monster truck is one thats very durable and tough you have to consider the hpi savage.

as an owner of both a savage and a revo i can say that for racing the revo out of the box handles alot better on tracks and is more nimble for cornering but the savage is by far the toughest monster truck ive owned. i bashed the out of mine for close to 2 years and rarely broke anything. the only time i did major damage was from running it full speed into a stack of railway ties. ( i broke a front aluminum bumper and one bulkhead. and it was still running after hitting the ties. lol.)

if you want to race a savage you have to do alot of modifications to bring down the weight of the truck, lower the center of gravity , improve the steering etc... but once you do this it can hold its own on the track. my teammate has a savage all tricked out with an axial 32 in it and he races it. this thing corners like no other savage ive seen.

most guys who race revos also modify them heavily . most guys buy a center diff conversion, rear brake conversion, forward only conversion, single steering servo setup, rpm arms and rpm knuckles etc...

some crazies even put in a big block conversion kit as well.

if i were you id do some research on both the revo and the savage before deciding what to buy.

[imported_RCcanuck]

Originally Posted by ericem

MGT is one amazing truck. Not as great out of the box performane wise as the revo speed wise or handling, but overall can fly with a cheap used motor like a mach 427 and some nice 40 series wheels. I would not look at the t-maxx. Overall the T-maxx is a very weak design and wayyyyy overpriced. Revo is a decent truck I am not a fan of it. Its alot more sophisticated. I own a MGT and love it. I can always count on it starting, taking hard hits, and overall always having a good time whether its racing or bashing the living * out of it.

have you ever owned a Tmaxx???or do you hold a degree in engineering??
there all good trucks each with their own strengths and weakness's
the best advice I can give is do alot of reading and research...not listening to people that are biased one way or the other because of what they own....the decision is ultimatley yours...are any of us going to be there when you get the truck and run it for the first time with no issues????? are we gonna be there when it breaks and your frustrated with it??? or can't fix it....its a big decision and I understand that you want to make the right one....like I said do a bunch of reading on the various vehicles,,,check your LHS to see what parts they carry,,,think about what you want to be able to do with it and match the vehicle as closely as you can...you'll be able to get the rest of the way with upgrades...most importantly have fun and remember its a hobby..