You don't have to settle for Traxxas, I'm sure he would order in a Savage if thats what you want. Give him the Tower price and see if he will match it. I'm sure he will. You might get him interested in stocking another line.........you never know. He will make plenty of money on all the extras you will need and there are a lot of on-line shops that will supply you with parts if he won't.....if he is like me and a thousand other hobby shops he has parts coming in every couple of days, so ordering things for a Savage should be no problem at all. Don't let him use you to buy what he wants to sell, he is suppose to help you with what you want not what he wants you to have. Don't know where this world got twisted like this but it seems to be the norm rather than the exception [:@]