rc person 577

i want t get into nitro monster trucks. i'm a newbie and between these forums and the lhs i've settled on the hpi savage x 4.6. i will use this for bashing. my lhs carries parts for this truck, i want to know why i should NOT buy this truck.

please reply! thanks

geepfreek

because you like fixing your traxxas bulk heads after landing a big jump.

rc person 577

haha! ya i've haerd that alot. do you have one?

RCnutz

Savage X is fine for bashing.... the differentials are weak though. There are aftermarket differentials though that are much tougher. Even the Savage X SS kit differentials are better.

other than that, savage is an average truck. Quality and attention to detail is nothing like traxxas, however the engine is much more fun than the wimpy and temperamental trx 3.3.

Buy one! You won't be dispointed!

rotzilla

the question is why havent you already bought it....

CR500rider

If you like replacing broken parts all the time then DO NOT BUY A SAVAGE!

geepfreek

Nope, not any more my first truck was a revo 2.5. Second was a Savage, and I have never looked back. I've owned something from Losi, Hpi, Team Associated and Schumacher. And all are better products the my traxxas could ever hope to be.

I have friends with traxxas vehicles and they never last half as long as others at the bmx track near me. UNTIL they have added everything Rpm or aluminum.

I'm not saying the others don't break. Just nowhere near as much as traxxas

llZer0

sorry if im off toppic... should i buy a t-maxx 3.3 or a savage XL 5.9 ??
thanks

rc person 577

i hope you are just kidding. lol if you aren't what are the problems you had? i just want to know. thanks

ryansiki

What about a Mini MGT. Pretty strong and supper cheap. Just throwing some ideas

jbooker82

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Slow down and read the post carefully.

If you like replacing broken parts then Do Not Buy a Savage. IE the savage doesnt brake any parts, so you wont be able to do what you really like to do. Replace Broken parts.

whipnet

The Savage is a great choice. And you won't have any diff issues with the X 4.6

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CR500rider

BINGO!

rc person 577

got it!

i looked at the mini mgt, the diffs are plastic, i cant get parts, i'ev heard they are hard to tune, and i heard they aren' that durable. idk looks like a good truck. maybe i've read wrong.
thanks!

geepfreek

I have a MGT 8.0 and I love it! I have broken the rear bumper support and the rear body post but thats it. People say they aren't durable. But I have done some big jumps(10-15ft up 5-10yrds out) with bad landings and it is still going so whatever. It doesn't flip as fast as my savys or aftershock but I know it can be tuned better and get more performance, which would get me faster flips. The stock a-arms have lasted longer then the aftershocks so far, but it is a heavier truck. But I did get RPM arms to put on when they start breaking.

The MGT 4.6 I had I broke an a-arm during break-in and sheared the bolts to the front bumper which bent the steering links.[:@]
But I wrote that off as a freak thing because it never happened again. I put RPM arms on that one too and never broke those either.

rc person 577

have you heard anything on the mini mgt 3.0? the other mgt's have metal transmissions. i just can't get parts. for them like i can the savage

geepfreek

I've heard the mini mgt was not worth it. Engine is hard to tune, and too many plastic parts that break. But I don't have one.... just what I heard.

rc person 577

ya me to. i think i like the savage better. thaks anyways

HerrSavage

Losi Ten-T?...

skapunk8301

The Savage brakes just fine.. I'm just glad nothing breaks on mine!

rc person 577

the losi ten T would be graet, but it is way out of my price range. not sure i can get parts. i can get parts for most traxxas trucks at the lhs that is farther away. the closer lhs is like the size of a kitchen (maybe smaller) only carries parts for the t-maxx, revo and savage. i don;t want a revo because the are expensive and more of a racer.

Thanks  

animalnut

I don't know I'm loving my lst2 right now, burned out on some dirt into the side of my house wide open damage one cracked brick on the house and NO DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK[X(] you know that's just bad*** right there! Also parts are readily available on Ebay for cheap that's if you ever need them so IMO I would pickup a used lst2 and throw some upgrades at it then you will have a bullet proof basher!
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...P1010009-1.jpg
Also an all aluminum double deck chassis really makes for a solid truck just ask the house it can vouch for that!