Well the better handling of the monster trucks is the revo. Its 1/10th scale though. Even though the HPI 1/8th MT savage is about the same size, the revo 1/10th is actually closer to real world scaleing. The revo is about the same size as a 1/8 MT or Truggy, at 1/10th scale.
Losi have such a strong on track reliability record, you cannot knock em, like associated, bullet proof.
l presume you have decided to ride with nitro over brushless.
l would probably be looking at the   truggy, stronger drive line over the MT's.</p>