HI Everyone I got a friend that wants to buy a cheap ATV for is 13 year old. He's be looking on line at the Chinese ones because he has check with all the big names but can't find any thing under $2500.00 and he can't spend that right now. He's looking at a SLA-150 Fully Auto with reverse but it don't say how the maker is I know their is some good and bad just like every thing else I just don't want to see him throw is money away.  

Honestly, I think you could find a really good used ATV for that price. I'd rather have a used: Honda, Polaris, Suzuki, Yamaha, Can-Am, Kawasaki, Arctic Cat or Kymco over any of the Chinese quads. Kymco is a Taiwan quad company that is reputable. In our December issue of ATV Rider Magazine, we did a feature of 30 Tips for buying a used ATV. I'll check and see if the article is on our website.  

yeah i wouldn't waste my money on the chinese atv's.
in my opinion buying any of the chinese atv's would be throwing his money away.
the chinese atv's i have seen come through my shop, (and i have seen alot of them) don't last a single season without falling apart.  

He didn't have the $2500.00 to spend on a name brand ATV. He wasn't spend that on a chinese atv he did end up buying a 2008 MDI Pather 150 for $1100.00 with the tax.  

oh man.... he could have bought a really good used yamaha blaster 200cc around here for $1100.00  

or even very nice polaris 250 trailblazer,  

Not here in upstate NY> He did look at a 2000 trail blazer 250 but in need both front struts and the guy wanted $2000.oo  

Polaris is actually worse than the chinese atv's for breaking down.
I see more Polaris machines in my shop than i do chinese atv's.  

Hey. I bought a 250cc chinese quad and found it ok a bit underpowered. I bought a online performance manual and now goes awesome and seems to be more reliable. Have ridden it most weekends without any dramas. the website address was www.quadatvperformance.blogspot.com.