Yep, me too. More often than not, he goes home with a working truck and I do not. It's just tough to beat the truggy platform as a basher. The only thing it lacks is ground clearance. But with 1/8th scale, dragging on a bit of grass doesn't irritate it much. He put a spare set of my t-maxx 3.3...
After seeing a buddy of mine run his talion... I'm really getting the itch to pick up an outcast. He went RPM on the talion and they have been holding up great so far. He broke a few stock arms already.