i own both a t-maxx and a savage 21. i find both to be great trucks but when you compare, the savage is a much better choice. what the t-maxx, in my opinion, has over the savage is the out of the box power of the engine and adjustable suspention mounts. other than that theres nothing. What the savage has over the t-maxx, in my opinoin, is that the suspention is far more better- 6" of travel over 4". Its a bigger truck, to me thats better. The transmission and diffs are stronge out of the box so you can drop in the Ofna Picco .26 and blow those t-maxxs away with out have to do an expensive conversion. the savage also is the strongest truck I've ever beaten up. The t-maxx breakes easily. my savage has been in 3 crashes at about 20 mph without breaking anything but a knokel once. over time the savage will do you better...