I am in a real big stuggle here and could use some help. I found a '95 dodge 4x4 i really like but also I really want a 400ex(this would be my first atv).

dodge has about 6 to 8 inch lift with 36 to 38 inch tires with 52000 miles(real low miles) and ad says $15,000 invested for $7000

400ex would be new for $4500

I wish I could get both but I don't have the budget right now. I am 15 will turn 16 in oct. Please help if you can. thanks

 

Get the ex..you can sell it if you want when you turn 16..but riding it will be more fun than driving..i know it sounds impossble but driving gets old.

 

i would like to go mudd'n alittle too.

 

Buy a truck and then you'll have a way to get a quad home and to the trails. I'm not sure if the Dodge has a good price. You could buy an old truck for $2500. and then a 400EX for $4500. It's kinda funny to see a brand new flashy Raptor ($6300.) in the back of an old junky truck ($500.).

 

I am with Coyotechaser. Big trucks are cool and this will be hard for a 15 year old to comprehend but that truck is gonna break and will be expensive to fix. The bigger the lift, the bigger the tires, the bigger the expense. Take it from someone who sunk about $50,000 into a 98 Jeep Sahara. A simple twist of an axle and you are looking at a fairly good repair bill even if you can do the work yourself. Hate to say it but you can't afford to go 4-wheelin when you are 15 or 16 unless you have a trust fund from grandpa. That truck will spend more time in your driveway and you will be able to see your shoes through your empty pockets.

I would forget the new 400ex too. Buy a used one since they are so reliable anyhow and then save your butt off for a used, regular ol' truck. You will have the best of both worlds. You can't even imagine the cost of filling up the tank on a big truck and getting about 7 miles to the gallon.

/Jon

 

hey bro, like previously posted, get a used 400ex and then get an older truck. besides, most young kids wreck their first vehicle, why take the chance and ruin a nice truck?

 

I can tell you first hand that offroading in trucks is insanely expensive. If the tires are Swampers or some other bias play mud tire, don't count on them lasting long. Swampers wear quickly when used on the highway. And they aren't cheap to replace either. And you want to make sure the gear ratio has been corrected to match the tire size. If it's incorrect, you run the risk of burning up the tranny. If it's halfton, 36 inch tires are about as large as you want to go unless you don't take it off the road. Any larger and you are putting too much stress on the axles. If you offroad it hard, plan on breaking stuff like U-joints. I have a fullsize K5 Blazer with 6 inches of lift running 38 Swampers and I spend 50 bucks a week on gas alone. And that's just driving to and from work, not counting wheeling trips. Another thing to consider. You can't go offroading by yourself. That 400 EX is light enough that if you get stuck, you can pick the back or front end up and swing it out of harms way. That's not possible with a truck. When you wheel a fullsize truck, you need to have another fullsize truck with you. No way a small 4 banger will get a Ram unstuck. So plan on finding other people to wheel with. If I were you, I would get the EX and get a less expensive truck and keep stock. In fact, I'm thinking of selling mine cause I wan't to get back into ATVing and I'm tired of the gas mileage. Also, if the ATV breaks, it can sit in the garage until you can afford to fix it. If the truck breaks, you are out of luck since you have to rely on it for transportation.

 

Thanks guys I am leaning toward the ex because as much as I want a lifted truck It will just have to wait I have been waiting for 7 years just to get a four wheeler now I am finally getting one thanks again for you advice.

 

Dude, I don't know. I love my quad but that truck sounds killa. Chicks dig lifted 4 bys!

 

grab the truck get the quad later girls dig the lifted truck