I should have checked before i signed off on it, I assumed.............. anyway its mine now. the time idling was my main worry.

thanks

 

Idling will not hurt a air/oil cooled motor. The KQ even has the added benefit of a fan assist oil cooler rad.

 

thanks TLC, the dealer should not have built it and put so many hrs on it and sold it without telling me the history

 

I would of still preferred that AVT with 70hr over a zero hour if the dealer knocked off $700 because of it.

$700 buys nice tires and a winch.

You will be at much higher hours soon enough and will forget about it.

 

working on the hrs everyday with b on my face

 

Yeah, after a couple years the initial slightly higher hours won't matter. If I were looking to buy a new quad myself, I look at older stock because many times you can get a big discount on last years model. Especially if there is a significant change in the new model. Like the 2016 Grizzly 700 for instance. Its an all new engine. The leftover 2014 and 2015 models with the old 700 engine will probably be sold at great prices to make room for the "new" Grizzly 700. I bet it was the same when Polaris changed the Sportsman in 2014 from a 500 to a 570. A lot of people probably got great deals on 2013 Sportsman 500 models.

 

That's a good strategy. Not only will the 686 Grizzly drop in price but it has nothing to prove. The new 708 is a new motor so who knows if there are bugs to get out.
Buying the first year model of a ground up anything is a risk.

My friend bought the totally new 2003 Dodge Ram with new chassis and motor and he sure regretted it. It sure had more problems then my friends 2002 Ram with the tried and true 318.

 

Doesn't sound gonzo crazy to me, but I think you're right to question it.