you guys are freakin me out about the rubicon...i really hope the first production run wasn't messed up with the computer stuff kinda like the first 450 ES were a while back...i really expected the rubicon to be as reliable as the rest of them, but now i'm getting nervous...later

01 Rubicon
00 Rancher TE
00 Foreman
98 Recon

 

Deadeye,Hey that resturant was the insparation for my username. I eat there on occasion. Francis Marion is a fine school ,unfortunatly I did not go there. I work in Lake city at the Fiber plant. I checked your profile and the name does not ring a bell with me. Are you related to the racing Jarretts in any way??? You know Ned, Dale and Jason?

I went by the Dealer today to check on my ride and was quoted "bad computer, we hope" So they seem to be on the right track. They are supposed to be getting a new one right from the plant which is only like 10 minutes away from the Dealership.

 

RT----Well about my relatives...I did drive a ford taurus for a little just like like Dale, but that is about as close as it comes. So are you guys getting any deals with that plant being right there in Timmonsville? Whats a rancher go for down there.

P.S. If that Ruby gives you any more problems I'd make them buy it back and get yourself a foreman 450es and modify it with vampire or mudrunner tires, w/ the Highlifter high perfomance kit and a winch.....WOW, what a dream quad!!!

 

Deadeye: The plant doesn't help our cost one bit, My Rubicon still cost me $7,000.00 plus. They do however have a really good deal for plant employees from what I understand. They can buy one Quad per year at a really reduced price, I've been told on the 450 it was around $1400.00 below retail.
I have considered what you said about the 450, That was really what I had intended to buy to start with, then I heard about the rubicon. Well you know what they say "Hindsights 20/20!!!

 

Then the resturant was obviously inspired by the stones song? or are we learning something here? see cuz I wanted to change my login to Honky Tonk Honda. But now I'm glad I didn't. I would have felt stupid...HA

 

As I was following this thread I came up on your post. I too have a 99 Honda 450ES. I just put a set of 27" Mud Bug's on it and am thinking about getting a set of HighLifter's, Progressive shocks instead of a high-lift kit. I was also wanting to hear from somebody who has installed all or part of HL's performance kit's. Please let me know your opinion of cost vs. results with regard to the kit's, also if you have an opinion on going with the shocks instead of the high-lift kit>

 

This stuff about the Rubicon is freakin me out too and hopefully Honda will have the problem fixed by the time I get mine.