Misbehavin
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From: Winston-Salem,
NC, USA
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Which one would you rather have Misbehavin?
There really isn't a clear cut answer, as it would boil down to what I'm primarily after. For more extreme jumping, I think the E-Savage would get my vote. As I stated, the TVP chassis has some advantages. However, if I'm looking for more average driving, and handling is paramount, the Maxx would get my vote. The Maxx also has more aftermarket options if that would be important to me.
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Sorry, but that all sounds overly like a magazine - nothing is bad.. Precisely why I've stopped buying magazines. I've never had an E-MAXX, but wouldn't get one precisely because I've heard they ARE money-pits.. Have I had one myself to find out?? No. But that's what forums are for - and sorry, I trust forums more than magazine articles with more.....um, commercial....... agendas..
I state exactly what I see when I run a vehicle. It may not agree with what's seen in the forums, but then again to be honest you'd have to admit that the forums tend to always lean towards painting a vehicle in a negative light. Members always tend to post with problems, and those are the threads that grow. The threads where someone compliments a vehicle, don't tend to fare as well. In addition, there's always too many "experts" about a vehicle that's called a "money pit" when in fact those experts have never driven the vehicle in question and are relying solely on the negative posts in a forum. If you want to try and make a case for bias, you should look at both angles. Personally, when I buy, I never rely soley on any single source anyway. I would recommend to anyone to view all information (reviews, forums, and otherwise), and then use it as a tool to make an informed decision.
I have no commercial agenda. However, at the same time I'm not going to write about something I didn't experience just because the forums tend to say something bad about it. In short, just the facts as I experience and see them. I don't let any forum posts sway my position, although they may make me look closer at a particular area to make sure I don't see an issue. For a post where I discuss my treatment of vehicles, read this. If I have a problem, I give it coverage. I don't post about things that don't happen however.
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No offense to you in particular - but I just found this post a bit overboard... And comparing an everyday grocery-getter to a monster-truck isn't quite fair either.. These trucks are designed for off-road, after all..
Yes, these trucks are designed for off-road use. However, they are often used for more extreme abuse than they were designed. That's my point. Everything has it's limitations, and I often see people putting vehicles in situations that are pushing the vehicle past that. Then they make a forum post and complain that it can't live up to the abuse. In other cases the owner is new, and that plays a factor. At other times, the part may have been weakened from prior abuse, and therefore an "light hit" may cause it to fail. then you get a few people who jump in and turn things into a brand name war. Those are the things that tend to get glossed over in forums. So you have to keep that in mind as well.
Let's not forget that everyone's needs are different as well. "Bob's" perfect vehicle may not suit your needs, but yours may not suit yours either. Does that mean that either on is rubbish? No, it doesn't. To try and blindly label any single vehicle in that manner is a very short-sighted approach.
< Message edited by Misbehavin -- 12/13/2006 2:00:42 PM >
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