Its all I've ever owned and have ridden with all the rest and they cant keep up when things get tough go ride em in alot of snow or mud or put them in front of a pull sled.

 

Well back in 2006 I was looking for two Quads,my wife and I, So I really did alot of homework and internet info before I made my choice to drop $16,500 canadian dollars.
Here is what I wanted in a Quad:
1. disc brakes
2. ind. susp.
3.4x4
4.best lighting on the market (at the time)
5.some storage
6.auto shift
7.towing cap. (1450 lbs.)
8.ground clearance

So after this I went shopping.
All these listed above were in Polaris. My first choice would have been Yamaha but to buy a Yamaha in 2006 with all these features would have been around 10,000 dollars each.
I want two .......So Polaris was the way to go.....Caper..

 

I bought Poalris because I saw them on craigslist. My previous had been a Yamaha Warrior and a 400ex. I bought a 94 250 trailboss, 1 parts same and 1 trailblazer all for 600. Fell in love with the automatic. Traded back and forth, sold all them, even had a warrior in the deal but now have an 02 Trailboss, 02 500 sportsman and an 03 trailboss.

Love the comfort after a long day. Have I worked on them, sure, but don't have more than 1500.oo in any of them individually, And the sportsman has 13,000 miles.

If I bought new I would look first at a popo. TonyT

 

Howdy all.....I was looking at the Polaris Sportsman and the Yamaha 700 for an ATV. When I sat on a Sportsman, it just felt better to me. I like the sturdiness of the plastics, the suspension and bottom skid protection. The front end storage was a major factor....I went for the X2 for the longer wheel base, cargo bed and the 6 gallon tank. I found out later that the Turf mode was a BIG bonus. I used this forum and other ATV forums to gather as much info as I could before purchasing........then I stuck around here.....great forum..... NoJoke

 

My buddy bought a 400 Sportsman new in 1996. Plows with it every year, pulls logs, etc. Other than a new top end, he never had a problem with it. Still has the original belt on it!!! That's what sold me

 

What model was it? I am looking at a 550 NON eps for the spring.

 

I have a 550 non EPS.. Love it!!! Have over 1000 miles on it and not one problem. I also have a 05 sportsman 700 EFI with 3300+ miles and have had very few isues (3 self-inflicted) and 1 fuel injector (at 2800 miles and cost me $112 to fix)... You will not be disapointed with a 550

 

I love the Polaris (especially the older ones) due to the simplicity and ease of working on them.Never liked the idea of running a transmission in with the engine.

 

I borrowed my friends 500ES Foreman, what a drag it was to always have to shift gears to be in the right power band.