[Citroënbender]

Stampy (Paul) - who I don’t think is presently on this forum but gets around - told me a decade back that the (then) Makita chainsaws were actually from the Dolmar factory in Hungary and pretty good for the bucks. He reckoned the Baumr-AG saws were only fit for doorstops.

I think the biggest asset of Stihl is access to genuine and aftermarket wear parts (eg starter dogs, clutch shoes, the pressed metal oil deflector plate on the outside of the bar where it clamps) at great prices, it’s where you sometimes get caught on a Mac or similar.