E Maxx vs E Savage??

Before buying my Maxx, I test drove both. The savage seemed cheaper in construction, definatly not the solid beast that the nitro savage is. Also the availability of hopups for the maxx made it a no brainer for me. E-Maxx!!! and as Serum said above, good batteries are key!

I bought Venom 3000's with the truck (a mistake). Then picked up some radio shack gp3300's which I liked alot better, but they left me longing for more. I ordered some 7 cell Matched cell IB4200's from SPC and could not be happier with them. Well maybe Lipo, but the wife said no lipo until we have a larger dwelling where I won't have to charge them inside.

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batteries: I've got 2- 4200 stick packs for my xxxt (Deans all around) and plan on getting 2-4 more packs of at least the same. (hoping to find some good deals at RCX next weekend ). Not ready to switch to lipo's until they become less 'high maintenance'.

What I'm looking for is a good basher monster truck that will keep me happy for awhile w/o having to dump a bunch of extra money into it right off the bat. I kinda like the look and slightly larger size of the Maxx, but it seems that the savage is 'better out of the box', where as the maxx seems to 'require' a lot of attention right away.
All I've got to go by is what I've read. I haven't got to touch, feel or drive either yet...

*I also don't have the time, money or paitience for nitro, even though the power is alluring...

btw- thanks for the info so far!