I have owned a Sportsman 500 for 8 1/2 years with minimal issues. I am in the market for a new atv and would like to take my wife or kids riding with me. She does not wish to own or operate her own atv and the kids are too young. I have looked at the Can-Am outlander 800 max xt and the polaris touring and x2. The Can-Am is a bit more yet comes with all the goodies on it and if you add the goodies to the Polaris your in the same price range. I am not looking for mudholes but do enjoy an occasional bath in one. I trail ride Hatfield Mccoy each year on a guys atv trip as well as Wayne National Forest. I like the appearance of the Outlander over the Polaris and the only negitive I hear on the Can-Am is that you should add custom made skid plates.
What other Pro's and Con's exist?
What is the reliablity of the Can-Am?

 

I just read your other thread on this and I'm putting the same answer here. I checked the prices of the top-of-the-line '09 Can-Am and Polaris 2-ups yesterday. The Can-Am was about $2,500 or $3,000 more than the Polaris Touring 800 EFI. I can't remember exactly how much the difference was, but then you you have to add on the cost of custom-made skid plates to keep from getting your frame destroyed. I don't have that kind of extra money lying around. I don't know what goodies you have to add to the Polaris, but it looks pretty sweet the way it is. I don't even think you <u>can</u> add enough accessories to it to get up to the Can-Am's price. I don't know what the reliability of Can-Ams is like because I only know one person that has one and it sits in a barn at least 99% of the time. If it ever got some mileage I could tell you more.

Frank