well here is the deal i am looking to buy my first quad i am looking at a honda rancher but i was wondering if anyone had a better suggestion i need a 4x4 going to be plowing snow and doing some trails

 

Are you looking at new or used? Either way the Polaris 500 is a awesome quad for Plowing and is much easier on the body for trail riding than a Rancher! Welcome to the forum! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

i am looking at new they about the same price kinda wanna keep it in the ranger price range

 

well the rancher is deffinetly a good quad for plowing and worth the money. you should look around and see what the other brands have to offer rather then just lookin at honda.

 

Bean, there are alot of good quads out there around the $6599 that the Honda is quoted at retail. Suzuki 450AXi at $6699, Yamaha Grizzly 450 at $6699, Kawasaki Brute Force 650 at $6899, and the Polaris Sportsman HO (carb.) at $5999 and 500 EFI at $6999. I personally think the HO carb. is a steal at $5999 but prefer the fuel injection. I don't know too much about the quads that Arctic Cat and Can-Am offer. Another plus with the quads mentioned is that they all have a way of engaging full all wheel or four wheel drive. The Polaris system is automatic. Just put it in AWD and it kicks in anytime there is 1/5th of a turn difference between the rear and front wheels. It is seamless. You don't even notice it other than the fact you are going through or over just about anything.

 

the reason i was looking at honda is the dealer is close all other dealers are over 250miles away :S

 

250 miles, Dang, gotta admit that would be a good reason to go honda.

 

Yep, I think I'd buy the Honda if my situation was like that. You must live out west somewhere. My PoPo dealer is about 12 miles away and Yamaha is about a mile.

 

well i stoped by the dealer today and filled out a honda credit app i was wondering how picky they were on with who they gove loans to i make roughly 2000 a month and only have a car payment that they know of so what do you guys think will come of this

 

Not sure Bean. They factor alot of information into loan approvals. Dwelling, net versus gross income, other loans, credit score. It may be a little harder than it was this time last year. Credit shouldn't be a problem if you have a good score.