Revomad1

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXUGR9&P=7
If you by a Savage X 4.6 and put $400 worth of mods into it you will end up with a far better truck!

ThermalRD

You are obviously not familiar with how Towers pricing works. That price will come waaaaay down. Expect around 550.

Clymer122693

yay now I know I don't want one hahahaha

[]TEX[]

Whether or not he is familiar with it, Tower comes pretty close and I doubt you'll see it for less than $600.

[]TEX[]

As I suspected, her eis the true price.

http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...rodID=HPI10515

With tax/shipping you are looking at over $600.

[]TEX[]

LOL, this was a wise design, I can see this being a big weak point.

ThermalRD

No, tower does not always come close. They had teh TTR ST1 listed for like a grand for months on end. And pricing it at Horizon will not show a competitive price either. Wait til Amain has it listed, or ultimate. It'll be around 550. Or less.

nitro.rc.racer

do you think it might be a competitor for the lst2?

Vigilante212

Tower just lists a price until they actually get stock in.

ThermalRD

A competitor for the LST2? You mean on the track? Ummm, no. Sure the XL will perform better in certain areas being longer, and wider. But i dont in any way think it'll compete on the track against an LST2, given the same skill of driver. I just hope with the new uprights/knuckles, that the truck offers a little more steering than the current savage.

black mamba

The day a Savage lists for nearly $900, it had better be 1/5th scale.[8D]

jjdu4

I'm not too impressed with the changes really.......I was hoping for something a bit different. I kinda like the old savage a bit better.....but this is just my opinion!!

hwrd442

I agree. A big disappointment.

sheograth

Savage 5B

Revomad1

I've bought about $3000 worth of stuff from Tower in the past 18 months, so yeah I'm familiar with Tower's pricing, lol. I wondered if that was the "suggested" retail price, but I wasn't sure. I think it's pathetic that they didn't even bother to make new longer a-arms. Look for RPM and Aluminum parts manufacturers to come out with the "proper" a-arms for this truck. The shocks look really puny on the XL also. On a positive note, most parts will be backwards compatible with other Savage models. This will be good for guys who have a ton of spare parts lying around from older Savages.

!jAsOfRaW!

I would rather get a Baja ss!!! Savage 5.9 is not that much different to the x 4.6.

KILL--ROY

Thats what my next car will be the ss, after I beat the last breath out of my savages.

Vigilante212

Unlikly since the dogbones remain the same length as the standard savage ones so unless they make longer dogbones as well it would be pointless. would need to design new arms to use the old savagex carriers.

SpikeX

$865 is the price we pay for a normal Savage X 4.6 here in Germany...

mmduc

thats why we live here.......

stcla1r

u can polish a turd,but in the end all u've got is a polished turd,or savage xl

mmduc

i love it when people slam this new truck. no one has driven the xl to see how it "performs". anyone who says is like a savage 4.6 needs to see a shrink. longer, wider,big engine etc. please spare me. ill be the 1st one to buy the xl and im sure ill love it. i read all this crap about a totally new truck. so you want hpi to do away with tvp's? c mon, thats what makes a savage a savage. if they came out with a flat plate chassis, im sure there would be more *****in. i know this truck is gonna perfom like a champ. i love the guys that say there gonna change & upgrade there 4.6. guess what, it still wont be a xl. i love my savage k 4.6. its not a rtr 4.6, but a k 4.6. the thing rocks. i love my losi lst2. i love my baja ss, i love all the vehicles i own, and im sure im gonna love the xl. dont trash what you havnt driven!

azzman

Why did you start a new thread for this...its just turned into the same thread that has already been going on for six pages...no wonder RCU is full of soo much Bull*hit...[:@]

stcla1r

why would u buy something that u already have?keep ur money,&make the lazy bums desighn somthing new.nobodys driven 57 chevys anymore.don't u think they could at least try to be more creative if there paycheck depended on it.all i see is a repackaged product,nomatter how u spin it.take a step back and look at the big picture,as long as everbody is buying the same thing they win.

mmduc

please explain how i already have it. my savage x k4.6 is not a savage xl. lets list what the xl comes with, as opposed to that the 4.6 comes with. 1) k 5.9 engine vs f 4.6 engine. aluminum clutch shoes vs composit clutch shoes. steel spur gear vs plastic spur gear. 3 speed trans. with high speed 3rd gear vs. 2 speed trans. high tourque meat gear steering servo vs standard steering servo. hump pack and charger vs AA battery reciever. now, lets see what the cost is in comparison. savage xl is gonna be like $570. savage x 4.6 is $425. upgrades to the 4.6 that are done right away, steering servo, $35 minimal. steel spur gear and racing clutch bell, $30. hump pack, $25. 3 speed trans. kit, $45.aluminum clutch shoes, $20. thats $565 to upgrade the BASICS of a savage 4.6. add the cost of a bigger engine, extended tvp's and i rest my case. for $570, the xl is a bargin. again, i have a savage x with a k 4.6, 3 speed tranny with the high speed 3rd gear set, among other mods. for the money i have it the 4.6, its more than the xl.
p.s. ive owned a 67 chevy camaro, id take that anyday over most modern cars. you stick with what you own, ill stick with what own and what im gonna purchase. i promise ill be one of the 1st to own a savage xl. cant wait