Thinking Of Getting A NEw Truck.Which One Do You Prefer?

[arawak420]

i've had nothing but problems since i got this t-mazz .15 it's about 3 years old i believe.

i would like to get a brand new one as i can blame all the damage on myself.

not sure which one is best for power,durability,longevity, and over all KICK ASS.

options are a
t-maxx 2.5
Hpi Savage 2.5
Mammoth 2.5

which do you prefer,price w/ radio and why will help me decide?

yo rolex help the I on a decesion.

 

[jon2]

OK here is my Take:

I had the Tmaxx 2.5 and I liked it a lot. Yes there are weal points to it but there weak points on any RTR ride. It is fast out of the box and easil controllable. I personally would add a better cooling head, Steering servo and by god get rid of reverse. Depending on how you bash, you may consider better bulkheads and RPM arms.

I have the savage now but have not ran it YET! I am currently doing all the Mods to it that are recommended. Found all the information here on the site. I will post an opinion to it later.

I have ran the Mammoth and even worked on it several times. I think that the thing is fast as hell out of the box. RCCA clocked it at 52 MPh out of the box. Unfortunately it does have very flimsy Shock towers and crappy braces.IMO replace them with beefier ones maybe even use double braces in the back. I saw it done to one Mammoth. Also remember that the X-terminator has some parts you can interchange. Look into that.
I have some towers that were custom made if you are interested. PM me if you are.

Hope this helps you out.

Jon

 

[a dawg]

i would say get the savage out of those three trucks. i don't have one but my friend has one and it is a lot tougher than my maxx. if i were you i would read more on the savage and also take a look at the revo. in my Opinion those are the best two trucks on the market right now.

 

[baldie]

Well I just bought the T-maxx and I must say it is an excellent truck. Fast, quick, very upgradable. I have heard some negatives about this truck but what rc car is perfect? You go with what you will have fun with right?

 

[lykan]

The T-maxxes were a frusterating ordeal for me, i've had two, and have one now, but we don't drive it. We share the savage instead because the maxx just takes so much more work.

My T-maxx at times has on going problems I try and try to fix, I either threw parts at the problem, or tryed to come up with a funky idea to keep stuff from breaking, I just kinda gave up.

The savage for me really saved me from abandoning this hobby, I was getting way frusterated, spend way too much money, and just didn't get enough play time. Now I just take it out start it up and bash. I don't carry around a huge box with a bunch of spare parts. I keep a spur gear, a dog bone, and that's about it.

They say there are stock problems with the savages (diff gears, hex's on tires etc.) I haven't seen any of these problems I'm pretty rough i'd say and never lost a diff, or stripped out a wheel. The only things I have had to repair were from landing upside down, or getting in a hard curb shot(curbs suck eh?).

I honestly really think that the big block engines are maybe easier to tune, or you just don't have to be spot on to get them to do their job. I think a .15 is so small for the maxx, if it's not tuned perfect, it just won't work right.

I hate to be so biased, but after 1 year with the maxx, and about the same with the savage, the savage just wins for me hands down. Of course this is for what WE do with our nitro's. We juimp, high speed run, and do lots of off road running. I've never raced or been competitive so I don't know which would be better in that scenario.

****T-maxx parts I've had to purchase*****
easy start gears
easy start controller
Pull start
New engine
Diff gear sets (3)
slider axles (4)
2 fuel tanks
4 clutch bells
tons of bearings
6 engine mounts
7+ sets of blukheads
4+ sets of skids
too many bumpers to count 8+ sets
4 sets of a-arms
2 shock towers
3 sets of shocks (gave up on them drive with them broke)
3-4 Servo mounts
Steering linkage
Bulk braces
hing pins (tons)
Chassis braces -- 2 sets

**parts I had to purchase for savage**
C hub (right front steering block)
Fuel tank
Spur gear
Dog bone
and yes, I still drive it..it's no shelf queen lol

 

[Revo Rancher]

If you are considering price, the T-Maxx is about 30-40 dollars cheaper, and is the only one of the three with reverse, a handy thing to have when bashing.

Otherwise, I would be split between the Savage and the Revo, most likely leaning toward the Revo except it costs more.

 

[olds97_lss]

Out of the 3, Savage hands down.

Had the maxx 2.5, long story, lots of money, ended up with a savage, liked it so much I sold my maxx's for $ for a back up savage engine.

If you buy a savage, look for a newer model that comes with the 4 spider diffs already. Then either do the HPI servo saver upgrade or MP servo saver mod... then bash the piss out of it because it doesn't like to be "driven"