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Unless they have recently improved quality control I'd be very wary of the Chinese quads. Nearly al I've heard of locally have developed electrical / ignition problems before they had a lot of use. Of the Japanese / American made quads, I'd say only the older Polaris 2 stroke ones I know of have had any problems more than the others. Honda , Suzuki, Yamaha and Kawasaki all fall into personal preference choices .. I bought my '94 Honda Fourtrax 300 full time 4x4 used, have ridden it 4 years since purchase and all I have had to do is replace the rear axle and hubs because the splines have worn out on them. That is a pretty common problem with 22 year old Hondas. A friend bought a very hard run 1984 Honda trx 200. It still runs fin , but the framework for the rear axle was all cracked and broken.. My little wirefeed welder and some gussets have taken care of that problem. My other riding friend's 1994 Suzuki Quadrunner needs wheel bearings replaced.. All have no problems with their motors or transmissions. I prefer the shaft drive quads, others may prefer the chain driven ones for their simplicity and ease of modifying for racing, but at 73, my racing days are pretty much done. Others may have much different opinions , but I feel any of the older four stroke Japanese quads will serve you well if their previous owners have taken reasonably good care of them. If you did any wrenching of the cars you raced , you should have no problems maintaining a quad . If it is running well and all the gears work, all you should be faced with is routine maintenance to keep them that way . The one old Polaris 2 stroke quad was a disaster with multiple problems , the least of which was the broken reeds that shut it down.