RE: help wanted
Do yourself a favor and stick with the big 4 manufactures. HPI savage rtr, Associated MGT, or traxxas revo or tmaxx, or Losi LST2
The guy is talking so much crap about other trucks he does not know what he is talking about.
Hpi makes several versions of the savage, The revo, and tmaxx are pretty good vehicles, associated's MGT is also very good. Losi also builds good products. All of these trucks you'll be able to get parts for fairly easily, and it does not cost much to get a different engine mont for a revo or tmaxx.
Id stick with these companies for my monster truck, Id also buy brand new. You can get a new savage for what that guy wants for his hopped savage, plus you get some warranty.
Look at ultimate hobbies, tower hobbies, hobbypeople.net. i have found both ultimate hobbies and tower hobbies to be very good price wise with the nod going to ultimate hobbies.
Hope this helps you