ORIGINAL: Grimmie
Also, I'm UK based and would like to buy direct from the US (or elsewhere), the cheapest RC shop I've found so far for the Tmaxx (excluding postage) is Tower at $380 (equates to about £205 here, whereas they come RTR in our local model shops for about £350+.....).
I am new to the MT's as well. I have a Losi LST on order from my LHS. You need to take a look at [link=http://www.ultimatehobbies.com//l129.html]http://www.ultimatehobbies.com//l129.html[/link] They seem to be the cheapest I have found anywhere (their price on the T-Maxx is $369.95). The website is not 1st rate like Tower's but they have a good reputation and better prices. I suggest you do the research on other sites and then order from Ultimate Hobbies.
My thoughts on the truck:
I have watched the videos at [link=http://www.slapmafro.com/]http://www.slapmafro.com/[/link] and they deal out some serious abuse to their trucks and they prefer the Savage so I would consider that to be a very tough truck.
Good Luck!