I wish I could get back into building these types of trucks. I just don't feel like I get my money when I can sink the cash into a more useful truck. Put the same aftermarket electrics in these as you would put in an emaxx for instance and the emaxx runs 4 rings around them with it's independent suspension and what not. These LOOK better IMO, especially the TXT1, but it's hard to justify buying something made to be driven and building it to look at or bash gently, because it can't hold up to the abuse of a savage flux or some other electric monster racers. It just seems like I make it the best it can be and it's still nowhere good enough.

For fun and nostalgia I love my clod and even my X-factor, which drives like the clod in nitro form. I'd love to have a STOCK TXT1, but wouldn't drop much coin into it. Just have fun with it. Those Hawaii boys get serious with their clods and I've seen them do some impressive things, but I've still never seen them even come close to doing what an independent suspension truck can.

Are you JUST bashing this truck? If so, why bother with a thin pretty CF chassis instead of a nice aluminum heavy duty one? If racing it against...... I guess other clods around you I could see it, but I couldn't justify it, myself. Just some strength changes like a chassis plate and bash for me. They are fun to mod, but I remember back in the day they did mostly mods like motors and tons of hours of detailing and custom paint. Clods were used for concours as much as for pulling back in the day.

I'm sure you'll be happy with it either way with it, but these new age trucks really make it hard for me to justify going too far with my clod like I used to. The bang for the buck is dramatically different.