i would pick the rustler over jato. rustler handles better try jumping a jato some time its a very unpredicable truck we have had three guys at the local track this past summer they raced them 3 or 4 times and now there sitting in a closet handle like crap these guys weren't newbies seasoned drivers and they'll tell ya its a basher not a racer as far as the tall grass goes 1/10 scale doesn't like taller grass sounds like you need a lawn mower lol