Looking to purchase my first ATV and need suggestions. My choices are between a Polaris Scrambler 500 2x4 and a Yamaha Warrior 350. Both are approximately the same price around $5000, so the cost is not an issue. I like both machines but with the Polaris I have heard problems with reliability and am a little concerned I may lose some performance with the automatic. What do you think??

 

Get the Warrior. I could tell you a million reasons why ,but that would be list of a million repair bills on my polaris atvs.

 

Thanks Ryan. Now I know why you are looking at a Banshee or 400EX. I also liked the 400EX but it's about another $700 and it doesn't have reverse. The Yamaha dealer told me I would have problems with the Polaris, but I didn't know if he was just trying to sell me a Yammy.. I was at a cycle show here in Cleveland yesterday and the Polaris guy told me that the Scrambler would dust the Warrior, but if it's always broken down, what good is it? Thanks again.

 

What are you Polaris guys doing to break down? I swear I have never had a problem with mine. I have a magnum 325 4x4 with over 400 HARD miles on it, I jump it, I hill climb it, I tow with it. Man, you guys are hard on your toys. Or else I am just very lucky to have the only Polaris in the country that has not broke down.( knock on wood)

soggyrider
325 magnum 4x4

 

You are lucky. I work at a polaris yamaha dealership in the summers. The # of broken polaris atvs are very high compared to yamaha. I have had 4 of them plus my friends keeps his 400 scrambler over at my house too. They always need maintenance and repairs and I change the oil and filter every five tanks of gas, clean air filter, grease fittings after every ride, lube chains,tighten bolts, change all oils every 6 months (trans,diff.,gearcase,coolant). The atv's are just poorly designed for reliability. My sp500 will go where the grizzly always bogs out, but it always breaks so whats it worth to me, nothing.

 

Hold on!!! How could this topic pass me.

Okay First off I'm going to start by saying forget about polaris's problems, the fact is polaris has fixed 95% of all problems on '99 to present models.

Now forget about the 4 stroke if your looking for snap and speed. The scrambler 400 2x4 sounds like the machine for you, it has a snappy 400cc 2 stroke powerplant, and reverse if you do trail riding you can't live without it.

But it does'nt stop there the scrambler 400 has the looks, speed, and performance of a sport quad.
But also the torque, work capabilities, and comfort of a utlity quad.

It don't get any better than that!!!

Take a look at what the other quads don't give you, then look at what POLARIS does.

2000 SCRAMBLER 400 2X4

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