the Volcano SV is not really a monster truck at all, it is more of a "jacked up 4x4" and i am not going to be racing since the closest track to me is probably a good 4 hours away... all i am looking for from this thing is dependability at a reasonable price. Sure if i had more money i would just buy a better truck but at this point in time i can't justify it since i only need a few servo's for this one.

i think my biggest problem is that i don't really know much about this stuff because i am stuck down at the shop all day (i am a mechanic) and on the weekends i am often resting or helping a friend with something which doesn't leave me with a lot of time to research. something that would help me a lot is if you guys could send some links with your suggestions.