I see alot of threads, that want to know what should I do, 4stroke? 2 stroke?
Here is how i see it through my experience,
I have both, a blaster and a raptor, The raptor was bought new in 08 and i have had zero issues other than awk mountain stealing parts from it., my daughter kissing a tree, maintainence wise, change oil, filter, keep carb clean, grease suspension regularly, adjust the valves regularly (not as hard as it sounds), and keep the battery charged. It's now 4 years and it runs awesome!
The blasters, I built both frame up new, I've had few learing curves to get over, the biggest for me was carb jetting, once you learn that it's all down hill, these guys on here- been there done that, and helped me through everything. Some of the same basic maintenace as 4 strokes, oil changes, chassis lube, filter, carb cleaning, LEAKTESTING, compression testing. a little more to maintain it but man the power is awesome!
I think you already have in your mind what you will do just go for it, don't just leave this site because you don't own a blaster!