I went from the rc8t ce to the losi 8ight t 2.0. After driving the losi I will never go back to the assosiated. I didnt like one thing about it. With a bone stock 8T 2.0 I was able to put in faster laps then the rc8t after a few tanks. And I spent a year tuning and messing with it and it never did what I wanted it to.
So the Losi is a lil sloppy and drive train wears faster then some would like. But it is a very free drive train. I could never get the Ce to spin as free as the losi does and i wasn't to pleased with it's drive were either.
Like others have stated I have also sworn off Ae. There is just better stuff out there.