Buying an ATV for the wife
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Buying an ATV for the wife
Good day. I am currently looking for an ATv for my wife. I am torn between new and used. I found a used polaris 700 efi sportsman
2005 with only 730 miles for $4500 it has been kept indoors and from the pics looks perfect. My other option is to buy her a new ATv.
Thoughts?
Thanks
2005 with only 730 miles for $4500 it has been kept indoors and from the pics looks perfect. My other option is to buy her a new ATv.
Thoughts?
Thanks
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How long has your wife been riding? What kinds of conditions do you encounter where you ride? Is she small, medium, or heavyweight? A Sportsman can be a bit much for smaller people due to its weight. Especially if you are riding rough trails that require body English to steady the quad or move it around.
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She has not been riding for long. She likes to ride my brute force 750 as she feels the ATv is very stable and comfortable. I personally think she should be in something a bit smaller, but want to keep with IRS for softer riding. When she is along the terrain is pretty tame and she is a small-med framed female.
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I always buy used on everything mechanical if possible, I,m on my 3rd ATV and never had a bad one yet ,even the ones I sold are still going strong. Buying Used you save up to 40%. Remember as soon as it leaves the showroom floor it looses $1000 and is considered used.
Up here for example,a new 500H.O is $6000 Canadian,but there are used low mileage mint condition ones going for $4000-$3800. People say "what about warranty",but there only 6 months long and are used up parked in the garage most times.
So basically everyone on this forum rides a used ATV,I just try not to be the first Guinea pig that takes the first and largest cash hit.
Same goes with ever thing.
My friend just bought a loaded mint condition 2010 Chevy Silverodo 6.2L with leather seats and 25,000 miles. He paid $30K Canadian the first owner paid $52K, for the honor of putting on the first 25k of miles cost him $22,000, its nuts to by new, but someone has to do it for the team I guess.
Two words that do not go together "Machine"+"Investment".
Up here for example,a new 500H.O is $6000 Canadian,but there are used low mileage mint condition ones going for $4000-$3800. People say "what about warranty",but there only 6 months long and are used up parked in the garage most times.
So basically everyone on this forum rides a used ATV,I just try not to be the first Guinea pig that takes the first and largest cash hit.
Same goes with ever thing.
My friend just bought a loaded mint condition 2010 Chevy Silverodo 6.2L with leather seats and 25,000 miles. He paid $30K Canadian the first owner paid $52K, for the honor of putting on the first 25k of miles cost him $22,000, its nuts to by new, but someone has to do it for the team I guess.
Two words that do not go together "Machine"+"Investment".
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I understand, I am just so particular with things that I choose to buy New. and yes your right, take a hit everytime. Although I plan on keeping these machines for the long term so I bought exactly what I wanted each time.
I did look for a used ATV, the only one I found that I really liked was in florida
I did look for a used ATV, the only one I found that I really liked was in florida
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I would include my wife in the decision if I had one.
I would lean towards this one myself. Suzuki Cycles - Product Lines - ATVs - Products - KingQuad 500AXi - 2012 - LTA500XP sport
fuel-injected 493cc engine
independent rear suspension
locking front differential
I would lean towards this one myself. Suzuki Cycles - Product Lines - ATVs - Products - KingQuad 500AXi - 2012 - LTA500XP sport
fuel-injected 493cc engine
independent rear suspension
locking front differential
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