[Rtsbasic]

I'm very very biased against the Rustler, but thats based primarily on when I had a Stampede (Same car, different chassis). I disliked a lot of things about its design, espically regarding the transmission and related bits. I mean, plastic motor plate moulded into the gearbox? Bleh. And if you crack a rear arm mount, why yes you have to rebuild the entire transmission with a new case to fix it. For a cheap and cheerful car its good, but you can do a lot better for less if you go 2nd hand like the T2. For the price of a Rustler you could get a T2 - shop about on ebay for one with lunsford turnbuckles and mip cvd's (a lot of the ones that pop up have these), and get alloy arm mounts, RPM f/r arms and bodyposts, some decent tyres and have change left.

Only thing the Rustler has going for it, is a lot more people own and drive it, so its easier to find info on. In my opinion thats it.

I might get a video of my T2 next time I run it, my new mobile takes pretty good video's for a phone, then you'll see why I like it :)

Oh btw, in a T2, with only a very very simple modification I came up with last year, you can fit 9 cells flat, down the middle of the chassis. This gives some *serious* power, and keeps the weight nice and low. All you need is another pair of servo mounts, a small bit of lexan, plexiglass or alloy to make a very basic plate, and a part of the T3 steering bellcrank which costs like $3. It moves the steering servo and turns it 90 degrees, allowing you to fill the chassis with cells.