If you dont want to upgrade endlessly and still have to "repair" every couple runs, go 1/8 Buggy/Truggie. I BEAT on my 8ight-B and D8T and rarely break anything. 6 months of Hard bashing and I bent 1 CVD and a a shock rod end.
You can try to bulletproof the Maxx but it still handles like a turd compared to the 1/8 counterparts. I have over 1k in the maxx and it plain sucks compared to the $250 D8T.
Looks cool. But a huge waste of money.... IMO