Both rigs are very durable, but 2 differant styles of truck, the Savage I hear is a great factory stock basher, but the slash is just as good IMO, but depending on what kind of bashing, you will have fun either way, both are great trucks. I have not owned either personally, but I do own a 4x4 Slash VXL and all I can say, is out of the box, before anything is hopped-up, I would go with RPM a-arms all around, I have not heard anything bad about their products breaking and will surely take whatever you can run over.