thats pretty sad when a manufacturer tells you to sell their trucks and buy something different. i also have both and like you said once they actually start and run their fine but other times , well you know. i also had the throttle servo strip at break-in sent it in and they sent me a new one 3 weeks later. to this day i still havent heard it go into third gear either the nemesis or the genesis le, but what do i know i'm just an amature tuner ( btw i am in the prosess of making a tranny for the lst2 with a center diff so what do i know).

what i suggest is buy a lst2, go to the lst2 forum and the boys their are very modest about this truck because they wont tell anyone about it( its like a secret). this is the easiest truck to start and run and if you actually read the manual ( i know , what a consept) YOU CAN BREAK IT IN AND FLIP IT ON ITS LID EVERY TIME. its the only truck besides the savage 25 , that actually stays tuned from one time to the next time run.
good luck on your next purchace.