well, after looking at both trucks, i bought the mt2 from tower. had a $30 coupon, so it was $299, free shipping. the firestorm was $252, then id have to buy the rotostart back plate for like another $18. with those 2 added, it came to less than $300, so i had a coupon for $20 off. i figure for like $50 bucks more, i get the mt2, 4wd, and complete rotostart set up. (already have 2 rotostarts). and hpi claims the mt2 g 3.0 does like 45 mph. so, thats what i bought to add to the fleet.