Looking for used atv

[canadaman30]

The prevailing sentiment..stay away from Arctic Cats.....costly to maintain. Honda's hold their price well because they are worth it and everyone knows it so you can ask more. Same as Toyota and Honda cars/suv/trucks.

Really, have an 8 year old Arctic Cat 500. Replaced original battery and oil changes is all its cost, nothing broken or worn. Haul tons of wood every year and trail riding. Pretty cheap to maintain for nearly a decade

[Woodsman]

And I've had no problems with my 2016 Can-Am.
This thread is like the Ford/Chevy/Dodge debate.
Everyone has their favorites.

[m1k3_88]

I picked up a 1990 honda about 5 years ago, plan on doing all the fluids in the summer this year but other than that just oil changes and new tires. She's never let me down other than a couple fuel pumps which were cheap replacement

[MikePal]

What are the top things to look out for and questions to ask ?

I good article to help you with what to look for ..

https://www.familyhandyman.com/autom...-buying-guide/

[duckslayer]

And I've had no problems with my 2016 Can-Am.
This thread is like the Ford/Chevy/Dodge debate.
Everyone has their favorites.

Ya but everyone knows Chevys win that battle hands down...........just like Honda’s in this battle........hahaha!

[benjhind]

I love my 1994 Polaris Sportsman 400. The old 2 smokes had lots of low end.

Whenever someone starts picking on Polaris I tell them "lets see how your 25 year old quad runs?"

[MikePal]

Pulled this of a Consumer Report poll: Most Reliable and Best Utility ATV

...pretty much mirrors what's been said on the thread.

Best Brands

Polaris 800 EFI 44 vote(s) 19.9%
Honda 680 84 vote(s) 38.0%
Arctic Cat 10 vote(s) 4.5%
Suzuki King Quad 14 vote(s) 6.3%
Yamaha Grizzly 69 vote(s) 31.2%

[Tacomaboy25]

I had a neighbour that had a used Honda and bought a new Arctic Cat and both did really well so we ended up finding a gently used Arctic Cat and have had nothing but problems with it. We regret not holding out for a Honda or Suzuki.

[MikePal]

I had a neighbour that had a used Honda and bought a new Arctic Cat and both did really well so we ended up finding a gently used Arctic Cat and have had nothing but problems with it. We regret not holding out for a Honda or Suzuki.

We had one fella in the hunt camp that had an Arctic Cat. We had to load in on the trailer and take it to the dealer twice to get it fixed so he could continue hunting. He brought a Polaris the next year. HaHa..

[Tacomaboy25]

I also had a friend who had a Suzuki and all he did to it was put gas in. He started having problems once it hit 13000km but that's to be expected.