Going back to Flux. Fill me in on Lipo & chargers

[Finnster]

The Savage is pretty tough, but I could beat the piss out of my hyper st, and I've only ever broken a wing in the several years I've owned it (cartwheels on frozen ground in winter.)

I think I broke an arm once when it flew off a bump in the grass and hit a tree @ 30-40mph and 6 ft off the ground (awesome crash) but maybe I just popped a ball out of the socket. I know I fixed in within a few mins and was drving again. The hyper is built like a tank, so ymmv.

I know my savage is tough, but its def broke more than the HST. I kill body posts all the time, trashed a bunch of diffs, and broke many front arms. Its not terrible mind you, but seriously, I still have bags of sapre parts I got off ebay years ago when I bought the truck and have not used really any of them.

Driving up hills and rugged off road, the Savage is better. In the dirt, dunes and grassy fields etc, the truggy is a rocket. I still drive the Sav a bit more, as I like it as a big lumbering monster, but if Freeze is really worried about breaking things, he may want to go another direction, esp given the terrain he always shows in his vids.

I had a muggy before I got the Sav. It was an ok truck, but I hated it personally. It would be better at handling than the Sav, but there were just a lot of little things that just pissed me off. 5-40 screws? WTF is that? I know some people love Losi, but I've been disappointed with any one I've ever gotten. To ea his own.

[JThiessen]

I brushed a wood wall the other day with the muggy at a fair speed - maybe around 30. Knocked something out of alignment in the front end. So I'm not certain as to its reliability yet. I hear you on the different screws. Personally, I just want all of my rigs to run the same fasteners - dont care if its metric or "US".

I think from what I've read, the HST might be a bit more reliable than the 8T (but that's just a general impression). Although, the only thing I've broken on the 8T is something in the rear diff (haven't had time to put that back together yet either).

I've been wondering how tough it would be to "muggify" my 8T to give it some additional clearance, and more of that MT feel/look.

Ok, were getting way off topic from my original questions, so i'll sum this up easy like:


1. All your input and advise is appreciated, thank you

2. I'm firm set on getting another Flux, so no, I will not being do any kind of conversion as I simply don't want to, have the money, time or skills to do it. I like and prefer out of box convienence, even if I have to spend a bit more to "bulletproof it" I want a "monster truck" with its clearance and looks. Not a damn track "truggy" End of discussion.

3. This being my distant secondary hobby, I cannot justify the costs for your high end charger and battery recommendations. I also don't want seperate PSU's for my chargers, I want it all in one for simplicity. Simple as that.

4. I'll take my chances with 4S as its:
A: Easier on the truck
B: Cheaper
C: Gives me plenty of power/speed for my needs
D: Fewer people "fry" fluxes with 4S vs 6S.

5. I got rid of my 1st Savage Flux for one reason and one reason only, I was dying to try out a Baja. Now that I have, I have a new perspective on what I want out of this hobby, and 1/5 scale ownership isn't it.