low_blow_joe

hi there.. im new to this forum. i currently own a pirate 10 monster and immediately fallen for all things with monster wheels. Im thingking of getting a big nirto monster truck, 1/8 scale. But there is so much to choose from models, brands etc. im more of a basher than racer(damn those non-jedi reflexes). All those savage, lst, revo, tmaxx etc owners.. pls give me ur views. im looking for sumthing that can withstand a good bashing, cause my pirate 10 is a wussy(still one hell of a truck) thanx guys..

Rs43EVOman

You should probably go with the Savage X. The only other choice i might go with would be the LST2.

screamin chicken

does the x have a reverse

Wide Open

no, its only got a two speed tranny.

mattnin

What about building your own truck like this one, you can see more pictures of it in my gallery.

muck76

for bashing, i have found the savage is about the best to take a beating. I have had a maxx, and a savy. The savy drive train and suspension is definelty built tougher than the maxx. Do not get me wrong, i liked my maxx better for what i did with it, but when i disassemble both for maitenance, i was impressed with the savy stock. Except for the long shocks that bend. I had to upgrade to TI parts to make my Maxx comparable.

low_blow_joe

Ouh ok.. thanx alot guys.. how about the hellfire.. any reviews out yet?

Neil E

Do a search on the forum for Helfire. There are good and bad. The Helfire is not a MT. For bashing I would recommend the Savage.

screamin chicken

so do any of the savages have a reverse

muck76

there is an add on for the old savages for reverse. I would imagine it works for the X. But oyu would have to look into that.

125cchyperman

If i was in your in chair i would have to go either with a lst 2 or a tmaxx. I have the tmaxx and am impressed with what you can put them through. I have put my tmaxx through so much and it has broke very little. I have ramped it off of 5 and 10ft ramps and it has survived. i have flipped it a ton of times and not a whole lot has broken on it. Now for the lst, I have never drivin one but i have seen plenty of them run and they look very nice. I have seen reviews of them and from what i have read there is nothing but good said about them. If I ever get another monster truck i would have to go for the lst 2. But thats me

46u

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Savage and you can add a reverse to any of them.

spoonrc

CEN Genesis is great aswell, 3sp with reverse. Seen so much videos of these being bashed. Ive currently got the Nemesis 7.7 and its a monster, a good basher/racer.

eScaRGo

have to agree with the savy ppl i have a lts, tmax and a savy and for bashing the savy is by far the best, lts2 is nice just cost alot more to repace parts... advise.... buy a used savy 25ss on ebay and use the $ you saved for parts and updrades happy bashing ....escargo

cheech4

i would also look into the durutrax warhead,,,, it has a reverse and it could be used for bashing and sets ups lower also for racing. just a thought.

i8tweety

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The new T-Maxx 3.3 has addressed all the old tmaxx shortcomings. The new bulkheads are beefier (and of a better material). It has the revo tranny, revo style driveshafts and steering knuckles.......

As an owner of a revo, tmaxx, savage ss, and kyosho mad force (in my MT stable), for "bashing", I'd go with either the savage or the new maxx.

-Inverted-

HPI tries to classify it as a MT.

cansoykal

I think warhead is a piece of JUNK! I had one and that was the worst monster truck that I've ever seen.

-Inverted-

The best bang for the buck is no doubt the Ofna Blazer SST.

cheech4

i just said look into it,nor do i own one, and i wont buy either a nitro or a MT. give him the option to choose what ever MT he wants, the warhead is a MT, good or bad i really dont care.

dustin7837

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The warhead ha had ALL kinds of issues. For bashing I would get a CEN Nemesis/genesis, Savage, or Revo. I'm not sure what the new 3.3 Tmaxx is like but I had a 2.5 and it handled like a shopping cart when it was stock.

ZRiderz

OK, I'm going to be a thread thief for a second...what about motor durability? Which one has the most dependable motor?