Zomg85

Nice, will do. Maybe Jerry will sell me your truck again! Lol :-P

bigbadbasher

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bwhaha! funny..

LOVE LOVE LOVE My truggies but agree 100% with more expensive..

Markcuda

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I did call Jerry twice today
He could not get my aluminum shock towers I wanted.
Sooooooooo, I had to buy off ebay.
NOOO, you are not getting my wifes Rival moster truck )))))))))))))))

bigbadbasher

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He means "HIS" but we can pretend it's hers LOL!!

Zomg85

Whatever it takes to justify buying a new truck I'm all for!

Markcuda

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Hers, I tell ya, hers

Wow, this is hot

Zomg85

I like the looks of the Rival. So there is not a set date for release?

Markcuda

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TowerHobbies says late this month.

Markcuda

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BashemSmashem

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I do like that RIVAL truck , I had an MGT a while back and I used to beat the snot outta that truck and it rarely ever broke . The RIVAL is a factory converted MGT and has what I consider to be the strongest chassis to come in a monster truck . And there was/is an aftermarket for hop up parts , something that the MTA4 G3 doesn't have at all .

Overdriven

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Hobbywing 150amp esc with a Leopard 4082 or 4092 motor. Kershaw designs has the Hobbywing for $99, 4082 for $89, 4092 for $109. Run them on 6s and that should qualify as silly fast in most people's books.

But that's still a good chunk of the cost of a MT4 G3, and that's why they're so popular. Definitely worth considering as a way to try out 1/8 electric especially if you want a truggy. I'm a little spoiled though and prefer something more like a 8ight-t 2.0 and I still regret selling the one I converted. But it was either the XXL or the 8ight-t 2.0 that had to go and I love my monsters and their quirks a little more.

big JC

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Jury's out on the Rival. Seems like an oooold platform compered to mt4 g3. Not sure why AE/TT released the Rival exactly. Guess they're selling....

Markcuda

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If not the Rival then, what truck would be just as good?
The MT4 G3 then?

Herrsavage

The Rival will be good IMO - it's an MGT/MTA4...

The MT4 G3 is nearly as old - it's an ST-1.

IMO, the MT4 is the better package - simpler layout, lighter, better handling, great jumper.. It can do anything any of the MT's can do, and some things better..

As I've pointed out before though, it has a few weak points, some of which can be easily remedied- like the hinge-pins(Hot Bodies and Axial replacement parts), two of which - inadequate chassis bracing and weak shock towers - not so much. But there are fixes out there for those too. Still, despite those two issues, it's an unbeatable value for money.

BashemSmashem

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What value ? Its 587.00 at Tower now so that puts it just under all the other MT's prices and you are getting 8-9 year old tech and a re badged Hobbywing system and that new radio is crappier than the one that used to come with it . Value ? Not anymore !

Last year it might have been a good value , but now IMO its too expensive for what you are getting .