Don't be put off by buying a rolling chassis and building it up yourself. I knew absolutely nothing about karting or karts, but had no choice as my son really wanted to get started. He drove a Honda cadet just for fun and the most I ever did was change a sprocket. We then bought him an OTK and an X30 engine, I put it all together and took him out in it. I got someone who knew what they were doing to take a quick look and the only thing that we needed to adjust was the alignment of the rear sprocket holder and move the rear hubs out, so it wasn't a bad effort. As the time goes on, you'll be able to strip the whole lot down and rebuild it in no time. Obviously if you want to be at the sharp end, then you will need a lot more than basic knowledge, but that will come with experience and advise that you gain along the way.
I would echo the advice given on here about going to your local track and ask a few people, most of them will be able to give you some good advise. If it's a race day, they may be a bit too busy, but any test day, most people will be more than happy to help you out.
With regards to buying one, don't be too hasty by buying the first thing you see.
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