I regularly run a T4 '14, having only returned to racing in the last 12-14 months. I started off borrowing a friends spare Awesomatix chassis and grabbed the T4 around December last year. Apart from a short stint running a Durango, i've run the T4 most weeks with my only breakage being a stripped thread from a wishbone where the lower damper ball joint attaches. This had been going slowly over time as I had a screw working loose fairly regularly. It finally ended its life in a hefty impact. This didnt break the arm, it was solely a stripped thread. Other than that i've only ever said goodbye to a couple of 64dp spur gears. They have both been genuine Xray ones, and one of those was due to a motor moving slightly. I had a stint with an RW spur which didnt let me down, but was extraordinarily noisy and it just didn't quieten down no matter how I meshed it.
So, in my opinion its a very strong car. I've given it some serious impacts over time and its bounced off everything. A big plus for me!
As for competiveness against the T3, thats very much down to driver ability. I was regularly beaten by a friends T3 at club level, but he's been racing fairly constantly after I quit and so has a much greater skill level than I've managed to get back. It wasn't that long ago that manufacturers only updated their cars every 2-3 years, and I see no need to run the latest stuff unless you're right at the thick end of the competition where each 1/100 second counts.
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