The savage is tough, just make sure the diffs have the al cups and are shimmed correctly. I run one with a 14xl feigao on 8s lipo and it is a blast to drive. I have not broken anything except a tire and a body!
Thanks metalman and lincpimp.
metalman I plan to bash around the yard which has some nice rockpiles as well as a lot of grass so I guess it's pretty general kind of bashing- I take your point about the ground clearance so I lean towards the savage on that count. Can the savage be flattened out much to allow better handling on the days I feel like that sort of thing??
Lincpimp that is a fabulous photo. The body looks like it went under a train. Looks like it might be the savage then- takes a lickin' and keeps on.....
Thanks again to you both!