Which Traxxas model to buy?

are you looking for a nitro or electric model, and do you want off road, street car, or monster truck? it all depends on what type you want. for nitro models i would highly recommend the tmaxx. ive had mine for about 2 years and i love it. easy tuning, insane acceleration, wheelies, and speed. very durable (ran mine into the porch full throttle and nothing happened to it) with out a wheelie bar you could almost do a backflip with it. as far as electric goes im not too firmiliar with them. i know the emaxx has basically the same features as tmaxx except its electric. but the emaxx brushless isnt cheap (close to 700 bucks my tmaxx was under 400) stampedes are fairly cheap but never had one so no help there. for the e revo you are absolutly right, cool but pricey. for the slash, well not sure either. wanted one for my self, but dont have the money. never had one before but the look very cool. i would probably go with the slash or emaxx thats my opinion. i would suggest going to your hobby dealer and talk to them, maby see if they will let u try one out. make sure u buy one with the right skill level too. seems like youve had experience with traxxas models before and i think the stampede is level one so i probably wouldnt get that one because you dont want one with too low of a skill level(wouldnt be any fun then) good luck!