Dunno about the alloy chassis, but the steel ones sure dropped. I'm appalled at how rotten I've seen modern looking Victa steel chassis get.
I never see Masport or even Chinese cheapies get that way.
The alloy models after the last thumb latch models don't catch the grass as well.

Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!