I have found a mint condition Polaris Sportsman 500. Its a 1997 but this is a very, very well kept atv it has 400 miles and ths tires still have the **** on the sides. The guy bought ti for hunting and then decided to quit and has it serviced regularly to keep the battery up and keep the neccesary maintanance up on it. I know alot of people think well if you like it, it is worth the money but what I really what to know is the a 97 atv worth that much money.
Thanks for any advice.........

 

Yeah thats what a 97 is worth in excellent condition

 

Thanks for you input. I think that we are going to buy it. The only problem is that we live in Chattanooga Tennessee and it is a hard decision to buy a 97 for 3000 considering we can get a brand new Polaris so cheap at the Polaris dealership here in Chattanooga. He sell brand new atvs like 800 to 1000 dollars cheaper than any where else.

 

well if u feal like spending the extra amount of money then do it and get the newer one becuase they have all the updates and such but if u wanna save then get the 97 cuz it sounds to be very nice.

 

I would try to talk them down a bit (maybe pay $2,500). What is bluebook?

 

mudmaster250 - I would love to spend the extrsa money and get a brand new one with all the updates and stuff but I just had twin girls and I think I should just go the cheaper route. Thanks for you helpful insight though. If I buy it I will post pictures of it tomorrow in my gallery so I wll let you guys know.



Whitewater - Yeah we did talk him down from 3300 to 3000. Blubook is 2490 Trade-In and 3365 for retail. So it seems to be on the mid side of retail. Thanks for your help.

 

sounds like a good deal. whatever u get im sure u will be able to enjoy it for many years to come.

 

Thanks man.

 

I say go for it, I have a 97 Explorer (which is basically the same as the Sportsman, only red) and have had very good luck with it. For that money and the care it's had you can't go wrong....

 

Thanks to all of you that posted. I appreciate all of the advice. I bought the Sportsman and you can take a look at it on my page. just click on the camera under my avatar. Thanks again. I cant wait to get this thing in the woods and try it out.