Hey Guys i am looking at picking up another atv for my wife, its a 2008 ozark 250 for 500 bucks known issues:

cosmetically kinda poor

left front caliper needs rebuilding

oil leaks from the top of the head(read online its a easy fix)

what do you guys think?

 

I guess the most important question is, how does it run? I have owned one of these before, peppy little utility machines. I'm no mechanic but it sounds like it needs a new gasket or something to keep the oil from leaking, that doesn't sound too expensive. To fix the caliper probably another 100-150 bucks. If you can do all the work yourself, for maybe 250-300 bucks you can fix everything. Looks aren't that important in my opinion unless its missing huge chunks of plastic or the racks are severely bent, that's a sure sign its been wrecked. The Grizzly I just bought had a big tear in the right front fender. I drilled a few holes in the plastic put in a couple zip ties and I'm satisfied with the results, looks good enough. Sounds like its worth looking at for sure. A 2008 ozark in great shape would be worth about $1500 so for $500 you can expect a few imperfections.