No I have not seen the the thunder tiger st1 i will check it out!

so far i like the Xray truggy it seems like a well built truck.

were do you guys purchase your trucks? (besides tower hobbies)
i have been out of rc cars for years, so i am not familiar with the good websites! (been doing fast electric boats for awhile)

Mike can get just about anything.

I've got the Thunder Tiger ST-1 Pro.
http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...ducts_id/12858 Mine was from my LHS and I haven't looked on-line for a cheaper price.
The RTR is $290 at A Main Hobbies http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...ducts_id/17281 There's 3 colours I think. $369 is the combo deal I think, which you won't need for brushless (I didn't look at exactly what you get though).
It seems pretty tough so far, and most people seem to say that about them, except for the stock body, which is weaker than most. I don't know if they're the best race car though. Some people seem to like them for racing, others find some of the other truggies give them better lap times. Sounds like it depends on driving style a bit.
Sounds good that Mike's making a mount for it, I had to hand make mine. The guy at my LHS that I bought my ST-1 from also has one and he races 2 wheel drive 1/10th mod truck at the same track as me. He's looking at converting his ST-1 to race as well so I'll let him know about the mount. We could have up to 7 or 8 brushless truggies at our track in the next couple of months :yipi:

Damn that's cheap! I wish they had been so cheap last year. Anyway, I've already got a mount for mine, but it's above the diff, and I'd like to try one of Mike's with the motor beside the diff.

thanks for the link, tower still has the st1 for over 700 bucks

Ok guys I have a few truggys narrowed down, the Xray, thuder tiger, and the losi 8T, now which one do you guys think will be around for awhile? I would hate to buy one and and have it discontinued in few months.

8ightT

Xray.

Xray

8ight T is the way to go!

Yep and Mike makes the best motor mount...and RC Productions makes a very nice custom battery tray for $65. It comes ready to bolt in with Gorillamaxx Velcro strap.

While it's nice for people to back up their "home team" in their selections - maybe it would be helpful if someone had a comparison of the two? The 8ight-T vs. the XT8. Some more tangible reasons why some people feel one is better than the other?

For me, the reason I went with the XT8 was that the dimensions were basically the same as the 8ight-T but the durability seemed better as well as the fit and finish. What about some others? Why did you choose the XT8 or the 8ight-T?

Just read on an "European" web site that the Xray have a bad tendency to "explode diffs":oh:
Don't know if it's only on the old TQ model or the new EC have the same problems, but ....... this make to "re-think" my choice.

I race against against several nitro XT8s and I'll be the first one to tell you that it probably handles better overall than my 8T. My unpractical reason for staying with the Losi is brand loyalty due to years of good service from other Losi products. My more practical reason is that the off-center drive train makes a very well balanced conversion with a very low center of gravity very easy to complete as well as the truck being the most durable 1/8th scale I've ever owned, buggy or truggy.

One thing, albeit small is that it uses SAE hardware and not metric...Ever other manufacturer uses metric...Well, almost all...I think Losi and AE are two of the only ones that don't.