hey grampi i know this has been covered but i wanna throw in my opin,i went bashing around with some buds a coupla weeks ago the both had 1/8 buggys and i had my dominator out there,and they spent alot of time on thier lids and wound up with broken parts on both,and ran through 6 tanks a gas with only a minor mishap,this is why i think,combine the big motor with the same ground clearance as a buggy(comparable to the gt) and more mass equals bigger reactions from bumps an stuff,mean while me with my monster truck could keep up with them and stay on my wheels when i hit a rock bigger than a marble,hope this helps not trying to talk ya outa a buggy jus saying...