I have the chance to purchase a 2002 Sportsman 600. I've owned 500's in the past and have had no complaints. I don't here alot about the 600's. Would there be any reason to stay away from it? Its virtually brand new. It has only 50 miles on it.

 

ANY reason? Obviously, it's a discontinued model. Why it was discontinued could be due to a myriad of reasons, most likely the top one being poor demand/sales.

 

600's are good machines and most of the parts from a 700 will interchange. Make sure you look at the year again they didn't start making them untill 2003 and quit in 2005.

 

How much are they asking for it?

 

Would there be any reason to stay away from it?

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Its a Polaris. (jk) I think the 600 sp is a solid machine, and you would like it

 

Well I can tell you by personal experience. The 600 has lots of power and is great in the mud and good on gas. The Polaris suspension is awsome. The bad is the frond diff sucks. I have 2300 miles on mine and I take really good care of it but on my 3rd diff. There is a plastic rollar cage in the front which is part of the locker adn under any stress they will crack and eventually implode inside. They used to maker them from aluminum but once tehy broke it would tear the whol diff up. The plastic ones will just get eaten up into small pieces. Once the diff starts to act up it is uncontrollable. You can be riding fine on a trail and then wham it will kick in and steer you in one direction or the other. Then alot of times it will not come unlocked. It is a poor design. If they fixed the front diff then I might buy another Polaris but until then I still have my 600 sitting in the garage while my Honda gets all the rideing time. If the 4wd works like it is supposed to then dont be afraid to buy it but if it acts up you will have to put out big money to fix it.

 

I haven't yet to get stranded anywere ,but I wish they would have put some other way to start it, if the battery is bad. Kick start would be nice. By not beable to pull start this thing. Other wise it is a very nice quad. Your message was 3 months ago, did you buy ? also is the motor a two or four stroke? Anyway good luck.

 

UMM its a 4 stroke.

 

i thought the main reason thet stopped making it was because the 500 efi was pretty close to it in power, so they didnt need a 5,6 7,and a 800.

 

It your looking at the sticker on the quad it may say 2002 for the manufacter date..........Even though it is a 2003 model...........Most are like this even the snowmobiles.......Caper...........

Our 2006 Sportsman 450's one has A sticker of 2005 the outer has 2006 on them!!!!!..Caper......