How many miles is too many?
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I agree, it 's all about how it was taken care of. I have 650 miles on my 800 in the 4 months I had it. It still looks pretty much brand new. I've seen quads with 350 miles on them that were all rusted up and the plastic was cracked up and faded, and probably running the break in oil.. You can get a pretty good idea for how well it was cared for but just talking to the owner. If he seems like he knows what he's talking about he probably took care of it. Most guys enjoy doing their regular oil changes and what not. Big thing for me is keeping the machine in a shed or garage..the elements beat them up pretty fast.
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Stendori is absolutely correct about the importance of maintaining an atv(or any other vehicle for that matter). I had almost 4,200 miles on our 2000 Sportsman 335 before we traded it in for a 2002 SP500 and we never had to make any major repairs to the unit. Of course, you may have been unlucky and received a defective clutch. Currently, the 500 has 3,000+ miles logged on it and I have never had a problem with the clutch.
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If a manufacturer couldn't build a quad that wouldn't go much farther than 1000 miles, they probably wouldn't be in business long.
I've heard of many quads going 5000 to 10000 miles with little or no trouble. I've also heard of people taking delivery of brand new quads and having problems... not just Polaris bikes either.
Care and maintenance has a lot to do with it... doesn't hurt to be lucky either.
I've heard of many quads going 5000 to 10000 miles with little or no trouble. I've also heard of people taking delivery of brand new quads and having problems... not just Polaris bikes either.
Care and maintenance has a lot to do with it... doesn't hurt to be lucky either.
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