Well I'm the buddy that s10eater is speaking of. We ended up coming across both the Axial 28 and the 32. Because I saw a lot more hype over the Axial than the Spec 3, I went for the Axial 28. The 32 is more then I need plus it was over budget.

You can see my other thread about this in the HPI section - [link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_6320605/tm.htm]Other thread.[/link]

Thanks for the input though!

P.S. I tease him and say I left the Axial 32 for him to get one day and out-run mine.