i have had many over the last year, loved my losi 22 and it handled great. as does the sv/sv2, the rangos seem to go well. the RB6 yes, the DB1 to. also the Centro/C4.1 is awsome. There are not really any bad ones. its subjective like you said.
The losi 22 i had(only just sold it), was awsome, rock solid and almost never broke anything. great one to have for returning as will handle any little misshaps you happen to have while easing the thumbs back into the race mode. lol...
welcome back to the RC world.....