wacmartin
DAMN TREES
Okay so I sold my Losi Aftershock Le and now I'm in the process of deciding what I should get next. I think I've narrowed it down to a HPI Savage X, HPI Savage flux, Traxxas emaxx, Traxxas Stampede. I'll give my pros and cons for each truck, if you guys have any other suggestions let me know please.
Savage X: everything I've heard about it has been good, no real negatives here and I don't really want to leave nitro completely. On the other hand I don't really have the time for nitro even less time then what I had before with my new job.
Savage flux: same as above, it's a savage so it's tough? And it's electric which is a pro and a con to me. It's expensive, $659 for the truck I'm looking at about $200 for batteries (going to want 2 sets) so with taxes I'm looking at just under $1000. I can't afford that right now so another con I'd have to wait about a month. Also I've heard the esc and motor are not the greatest on these, or was that just the xs?
Emaxx: from what I've heard not as tough out of the box as a savage, that's my only gripe with it. Hope ups galore, my closest lhs (not the one I prefer to shop at) pretty much only carries traxxas and has plenty for the maxx series trucks and I like that it has a Mamba monster. Once again price looking at $1000.
Stampede: my only con here is size, I was wanting something bigger like
1/8 scale. I already have a few lipos that could work with this and I can get it for $550 with a lipo. Also I only have a single charger so this would suit my needs without having to upgrade my charger as well.
Let me know what you guys think and spill out some other suggestions, I really don't want another buggy though I want something with good ground clearance. Oh and let me know of any experience you've had with any of our these.
Savage X: everything I've heard about it has been good, no real negatives here and I don't really want to leave nitro completely. On the other hand I don't really have the time for nitro even less time then what I had before with my new job.
Savage flux: same as above, it's a savage so it's tough? And it's electric which is a pro and a con to me. It's expensive, $659 for the truck I'm looking at about $200 for batteries (going to want 2 sets) so with taxes I'm looking at just under $1000. I can't afford that right now so another con I'd have to wait about a month. Also I've heard the esc and motor are not the greatest on these, or was that just the xs?
Emaxx: from what I've heard not as tough out of the box as a savage, that's my only gripe with it. Hope ups galore, my closest lhs (not the one I prefer to shop at) pretty much only carries traxxas and has plenty for the maxx series trucks and I like that it has a Mamba monster. Once again price looking at $1000.
Stampede: my only con here is size, I was wanting something bigger like
1/8 scale. I already have a few lipos that could work with this and I can get it for $550 with a lipo. Also I only have a single charger so this would suit my needs without having to upgrade my charger as well.
Let me know what you guys think and spill out some other suggestions, I really don't want another buggy though I want something with good ground clearance. Oh and let me know of any experience you've had with any of our these.
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