ATV Prices
 

I've been thinking about a 4x4 atv and even did some shopping around. New ones in my area,Northern Front Range of Colorado, in the 500 range all seem to be about $7000 no matter the brand. I've looked at Suzuki, Polaris, Kawasaki, Honda, etc. In your respective areas, is this a typical cost for this type of machine? I'm talking a base machine.

Yup! But there's a catch. Shop around a fair distance from your locale. 2 years ago in January I bought my first Polaris 400 Sportsman from the closest Polaris dealer (50 miles north). They wanted $6700 out the door. I called a dealer 6 hours north where my duck club was and they quoted $6300 right off the bat. I took that back and all I could get was $6500 from my local guy. I settled and wrote the check.

A month later I decided to buy a second machine so my wife got the 400 and I went after a 500HO Sportsman. I just happened across a trader publication online that a dealer in Los Angeles (4 hours south) was advertising in, only $6300 OTD!! My local dealer wanted $7600 out the door for the 500HO!! I called the Los Angeles dealer and really grilled them on the deal and they swore it was for real, my local guy said "no way, it'll never happen!" I drove down to L.A. with my trailer early one morning to get there before 8 a.m. as recommended. I had a Cashiers Check in hand made out for $6300 as I was told. By 9 a.m. I was on my way home with a brand new '04.5 Polaris 500HO! I then realized that I got RIPPED on my 400 purchase and am still pissed today! I'll never buy from that local dealer again.


Somewhere in your state there is a big dealer that works on volume. Like the L.A. dealer, don't go there "looking" to buy, go there knowing exactly what you want because these guys only know how to fill out paperwork and take money. That dealer in L.A. sold every brand there was, over 100,000 sq. ft of warehouses filled side to side with Crotch Rockets to ATV's. There is another just like it in Chattanooga, TN but there has to be one somewhere in your state.

Well we are about 1000 miles apart but the prices for the Suzuki's atleast are pretty good out here. Last time I check I saved nearly $1000 dollars by crossing the river and driving for 25 minutes. The dealer in Chico wanted a lot more than the dealer from orland ca. Turns out the dealer from across the river has been in business for a long time, owns his own building, and has much lower overhead. I am looking at a new 700 out the door for $6800, and its loaded.

The Chico dealer has changed hands but I will probably drive across the river soon for the new 700.

TKO...are you looking at the Suzuki Vinson?