need a new chainsaw

For years Dolmar saws gained a reputation in some circles as the poor man's Stihl. Both were German-made of chrome vanadium steel and to close tolerances, but the Dolmar was about 3/4 of the price and more conventional in its construction. Dolmar was therefore somewhat easier to work on than Stihl. Then in 1991 Dolmar was purchased by Makita. The Dolmar brand name was continued until a few years ago, when they started calling them Makitas. I have no idea if the former Dolmar quality has worsened since Makita bought the company, and I would be interested in hearing any reports on Makita saws from my fellow FABO members. In their ads Makita claims they remain largely unchanged from the former Dolmar saws.