Stock Truck Purchasing Delimma

[BrianG]

I like racing my BL Jato on Wednesday Nights' electric-only races, but due to being "slightly" modified, I am forced to run in Mod truck class. Mind you, I don't expect to win, but I'm up against some pretty decent drivers and my driving skill, well... lets not go there. Let's just say I keep the marshals busy either flipping my truck over or literally diving out of the way from being hit (seriously, one guy thought I was doing it on purpose until I explained that I simply cannot drive :)).

Anywayyy, I've been looking at a couple stock truck options, which will allow me to run in novice or stock truck class with others of similar driving skill. So far, I have it narrowed down to two vehicles, but can't decide between the two: Team Losi XXX-T RTR or the Team Associated T4 RTR.

The XXX-T has the advantage (to me) of being BL out of the box. But, I noticed it used C clips in some areas. Cost $329.

The T4 has a brushed motor (ewww), but uses captured pins instead of C clips. The people at the LHS seem to prefer the T4, but not sure if they're simply fanboys. Cost $229.

Cost and included powerplant aside, they look very similar. Durability and ease of maintenance are my primary concerns - my Jato takes a severe beating but simply does not break. Both trucks are very similar construction-wise, so I assume they will handle about the same.

I am leaning towards the Losi simply because I like BL (duh). But I thought I'd get some more input first. Thoughts?