I'd be inclined to go for the mad monkey, it shares parts with other Ansmann 2wd (mad rat, X, X2C) cars which are fairly widely used so you are much more likely to be able to buy or borrow spares of others if you need to. I've never seen the FTX but that doesn't mean it's no good.
Are you dead set on getting a RTR? If you get a kit and 2nd hand electrics you might spend a bit more, but you shouldn't need to upgrade stuff so soon in the future (plus if you need to sell, you won't loose as much). I got all the stuff for my son (new mad monkey kit and used electrics) for just over £200 (excluding charger and lipos which I already had). You just might have to wait for the right item at the right price to come along.
Don't forget to budget around a tenner for a set of ball races, the RTR (and cheaper Ansmann kits) only come with bronze bushes which I would advise replacing immediately.
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