in my opinion: adjustable arms are good for only 1 thing. taking apart and making turnbuckles out of them. hpi pipe (either plastic or polished) will get replaced for a better one when i replace the motor with LRP, picco, or novarossi (makes motor mute). never had problems with plastic spur, and if i do, they are cheaper to replace than metal. big bore shocks are better than 8 shock setup. so yes, RTR is the better buy at 30-50 more. but that being said: either truck is a good buy, it still says SAVAGE on the TVP'S
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X rtr has F 4.6 which is an Ofna force .28 motor rebadged as a hpi motor
X SS has K4.6 which is a nitrostar motor.
i dont buy trucks retail anymore as i usually end up replacing alot of the parts soon after i buy it anyway. so i find it better to just buy rollers and parts lots off epig and make the sum of the difference of parts from my own inventory or from the numerous chop shops on epig