Likewise I've heard very good things about the Vendetta. When I was making my final decision on a 1:18 a few months back it was really a tough call between the Vendetta and the M18T.
Sorry to post a link to another forum, but rcuniverse has a great forum on 1:18 minis:
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/forumid_235/tt.htm