B44 is a great buggy no doubt but with it being all carbon fiber and aluminum you really don't want to bash with it... not the mention the fact that the kit with no electronics, motor/esc, batteries or radio costs $360 in Canada. Plus it uses saddle pack batteries, as most race oriented buggies do, and are a pita.

For bashing I'd stick with a shaft drive, Tamiya DF-02/03, Kyosho ZX-5, HPI Cyber... etc.

http://www.greathobbies.com/producti...d_id=HPI100702
http://www.greathobbies.com/producti...od_id=TAM58334
http://www.greathobbies.com/producti...od_id=TAM58370

The tamiyas are kits so they need to be built (highly recommend building a kit) and will require motor/esc, servo and radio. Easy to do with the $300 - $350 left over after buying the kit.