the mt2 g3.0 puts out more power, so unless you really want to build a truck, i would check out the rtr. i've been looking at the truck for a long time, and i think i'm going to get one this summer. but anyways, a friend of mine had one of the original mt w/ the nitrostar .15, and it was a good truck, handled well, and really was alot of fun. his only complaint was the location of the power switch for the servos, it would get dirt in it and occasionally the servos would shut off. but other then that it was a great truck. Like i said just consider the ground clearance and tire size, cause it will really make all the difference in the world. The mmgt will also have a twospeed, w/ reverse.