I've been running the B44 since April time and have to admitt that I am very satisfied with the durability of the parts and the car as a whole. I have since a small reduction in the quality of Associated parts since they moved their production to China, but not that much.
The only things that let down the quality of the car are my THUMBS!!!! Oh....and those walls that I keep clipping on a Thursday night.
If you crash and don't break anything then you're lucky but if you come away with a broken wishbone.....thats racing. Got to take the rough with the smooth.
I think Associated have done a very fine job on the B44!!!!