Go for the buggies!! I'v driven both MT's and 1/8 scals buggies and i honestly say that i have more fun with the 1/8 buggy then the MT. The buggy handles a lot better than the MT, so I can throw the bug into a turn hader and stay on the gas harder and go faster then the MT. If I do the same with an MT, then one of the front tires rises into the air almost rolling over slowing me down.[:@] Plus most buggies are built like tanks which is an especialy good how hard most people like to drive.