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[GRESSMASTER]

what is the best type of truck to get?
i was thinking a must be RTR (i hate kits)
Savage .25
HPI MT-2
Rustler
T-maxx

what is the best brand to get and what is the fastest ;D

 

[vbgagnon]

The monster gt is a pretty good truck too. and its a pretty good price.

 

[militarymaxx]

Still to early to tell, but check out the new REVO from Traxxas.

www.traxxas.com

 

[Domination]

i second the MGT

 

[AC48]

I vote Savage .25...i have an SS and they are great.

 

[ApriliaRacer]

I've had a Savage, now have a MGT, and have extensively driven my buddies T-MAXX.

Honestly, for bashing there's nothing to choose between them. The T-Maxx is a little quicker off the line than the other two, but once they are all moving, they all seem to be at about the same speed.

From the perspective of upgrades. Theres tons for the T-maxx, quite a bit for the Savage and not so much for the MGT.

IMO, the most rugged of the bunch has been the Savage. Seems to take a lickin' and keep on tickin'.

The MGT isn't bad and neither is the Maxx, but the Savage seemed to be more durable.....

I may pick up the REVO for racing......

 

[X_Gamer7]

First off, eliminate the HPI MT-2. The Rustler is faster, and has the newer, nicer engine. If you are planning on taking big jumps and going rock climbing, put the Rustler out of the picture. If you want pure speed and uncontrollable wheelies around a dirt track, that's the truck for you.
Now for the stadium (rock climbing, jumping, thrashing) trucks, I would actually either go with the Tamiya Terra Crusher. It has a nice low price tag, and many, many, many aftermarket hop-ups. The engine is bigger than the T-Maxx's (and on top of it, the new T-Maxx 2.5 engine is a hard bugger to tune). The Terra Crusher's reverse system and tranny are the best of any you will find today. Compared to the T-Maxx's reverse system, Terra Crusher's is indestructable. I have to say, the Monster GT is a nice looking truck, I just haven't had a chance to drive one myself. As far as the HPI Savage .25, I have heard many many good reviews on that thing. It is fast, it has a nice layout, and it comes prepared RTB (Ready-To-Bash). Very nice truck. I'm a fan of the Terra Crusher still, but I believe it's just a personal preferance between that and the Savage .25.

 

[Nitro_Freak]

i'm a huge traxxas fan so i vote for their cars. if you can stand to wait, then for sure get their new revo. sick, sick, sick truck. go to their site for all of the info. if you're not driving over bumpy surfaces, then get the nitro rustler. i have one and it's great. super fast, and relatively easy to tune if you know what you're doing. i drive mine fairly hard and all that has broeknn for me in 2 months is a shock cap and rear shock tower, which are arguably the weakest points on the car.

 

[4u2nv]

Tmaxx 2.5 has my vote WooooooHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

 

[jon2]

MGT here!

 

[newnitrofan]

Dude savage. Can't say enough good about those trucks. Toughest out of all listed here. No questions asked.

 

[scottm]

Gressmaster, if you want some totally useless opinions about which truck to get, check this thread:

https://www.rcnitrotalk.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16000