Originally Posted by
EbbTide
personally out of those options, the Granite would be my choice for a basher. The Stampede is a pretty good basher too but I feel like the drivetrain upgrades for hard brushless bashing make it less worth while.
And the BigSquidRC review of the granite give it decent ratings with jumping and handling abilities. Though it is 2wd so you're gonna be learning some throttle control when that rear end starts swinging

BigSquidRC is new to me, I"ll be looking that up. I'm actually used to the 2wd BigFoot and like the challenge. Then again, I've not ever driven a 4x4 RC vehicle. Maybe I'll love it in a MT. I'm going to keep scouring ebay / here / craigslist for used ones. Thanks for your input!