Originally Posted by
ntrain42
Id be highly skeptical of Losi's FIRST 1/5th scale product, especially since its 4wd. Losi has a history of drivetrain issues on first gen 4wd products(LST, SCTE, 8ight etc). If you want a large 5th scale truck I would look at something like the HPI 5SC SS which in reality has been around for years and is a proven durable beast with tons of aftermarket support:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKuRKQQljgw
What are you talking about? How many first gen losi's have you owned? I've owned a few and never experienced any drivetrain issues.
XXL all the way.
No doubt the savage is durable but I can never figure out why when I go to my lhs, there's a bunch on the shelf for repair and nothing else. Either they break a lot and nobody here admits it, or they break and theyr'e not easy to work on, or both???
And the 5T blows away the HPI 5SC. It actually drives like a race vehicle. It's supremely balanced and flies over jumps like the 8ights. There's lots of vids out there to prove this.