[Multimaxx]

I haven't owned a Savage so can't compare directly, but when originally shopping decided on an EMaxx because of huge selection of parts--as an earlier post said, all prices and can upgrade to whatever level you want/can afford.

If working with a budget, in my experience you'd want to upgrade the skids, bulks, and probably the chassis braces and then could "general bash" with little problem thereafter if you don't get too crazy. If you drive aggressively, then the diff cups are going to go sooner or later, and probably the half-shafts, but those shouldn't be an immediate problem under reasonable operating. That's basically the meaningful upgrades my son's EMaxx has, and it's done its share of curb-bashing.

The only thing is getting to the differentials is kind of a pain, so might be preferable to upgrade the diff cups at the same time you're upgrading the bulks. Neither the cups nor bulks need to be expensive, should be able to buy pieces on a small budget and put in when the stock break, or when you've been able to buy all of the pieces you need.

And if you like to "tinker" more than drive like I do, there's tons of upgrades you can do nearly endlessly, some for bling more than anything and some if you reach a point of wanting more power, like brushless.

FWIW....