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Originally Posted by TLC
Go second hand name brand if money is a issue, I would bet a used 250 Yamaha Bear tracker with 2000 miles will be running with less troubles then a new 2009 China 250 ATV years from now.
My 1989 4wd Yamaha Big bear is still going strong for the new owner and it has a zillion miles on it,I doubt a new china ATV would out last it still.
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I always tell people the same thing......buy a used major brand before a new Chinese brand.
Yet some people I've told had to learn the lesson the hard way....They didn't believe me for whatever reason. They all thought "I can wrench, I will fix it" etc...etc.... But forcing Honda parts to fit on a Chinese ATV is not always an option....sometimes you end up with a broken Chinese anchor..........
I have not known ONE single person who has bought a Chinese ATV and, still been happy a year later.......
It makes no sense at all to buy one with so many great used ATVs out there..... I paid $1800 for my 2000 Honda Rancher..... that was 4 years ago now and the machine has been used as a work horse.....it tows, it mows, it plows....and occasionally it blazes trails for our sport machines...... It has been totally reliable........and if it does break I know I can get Honda parts anywhere, anytime.......
What sense does it make to spend $3000 on a new Chinese machine, when $3000 will get you a still in good shape, totally reliable, easy to get parts for, much MUCH better machine made by Honda or Yamaha or Suzuki etc....?
I understand people like new things, but in the case of ATVs...... you are better off......
As yourself this....... who do you think is happier today. The people that bought a 1986 Yugo for $6,000, or the ones that bought a 1986 Chevy Cavalier for the same $6,000? I still see '86 Chevy Cavaliers running around on occasion......but now many Yugos are out there?