Are ATVs/UTVs overpriced?

[JeepHead]

The wife wants a side-by-side one day, and I tried endlessly to talk her into a 6x6 like yours, and it was like talking to a wall.

Listen to your wife! lol

 

[tacticalturnip]

Listen to your wife! lol

I like different things; the things that don't necessarily make the most sense often bring me the most joy.

Would a side-by-side likely offer more comfort, and perhaps a little more versatility? Probably; but they don't speak out to me the way an absurdly long ATV with a dump bed does.

She can't complain though, she brought a Subaru Baja into our life, like a weirdo.

 

[Jimmy Joe]

I thought I would never own one either way overpriced bought a used Yamaha Wolverine 850 SxS liked it for the most part but was too hot in the summer with the cheap zip up doors that seemed like they wouldn't last. So I sold it 5 months later during Covid and made a decent profit. Then I meet the neighbor when out walking he was in his new Polaris 1000 told me about them having a $1000.00 military discount.

I went to the dealership and ordered a new Polaris Northstar 1000 xp premium thinking if I didn't like it I would just sell it. When I picked it up at the dealer 8 months later he said I could get $5000.00 more than I paid for it with all the crazy delays Covid caused. I really considered it but after owning it glad I didn't. So handy around the yard and perfect for going to recycling. We like to jump in out of the blue and go for a ride or get ice cream.

 

[newbury]

Unless size is a consideration, IMO, the money is better spent on a pickup truck

I disagree, a P/U will get limited by terrain far more often.
I don't really require extra passengers or high speed so my 4-Wheeler, ATV, UTV need is solved by my B7610 and M4700.

 

[JeepHead]

I like different things; the things that don't necessarily make the most sense often bring me the most joy.

Would a side-by-side likely offer more comfort, and perhaps a little more versatility? Probably; but they don't speak out to me the way an absurdly long ATV with a dump bed does.

She can't complain though, she brought a Subaru Baja into our life, like a weirdo.

I totally understand that!

I needed something to get around on my 26 acres and haul wood out of with my smaller trailer in tow. I also needed to make trails through my newly acquired property and knew that a 4 wheeler would be the most nimble of machines.. The deciding factor for me choosing an ATV over a SxS was that I thought I would haul it around to my sisters or friends property to trail ride with them and I didn't want to break out a big trailer to do so. What I discovered is that I NEVER take the ATV anywhere.

The ATV is extremely useful for getting around my woods on. It will turn on a dime and fit between most trees easily. It has a tow capacity of 2K pounds so it does very well there. And it's fun for me to ride around on by myself. I am on it every single day and even use it for lawn chores such as pulling my aerator etc. But, put the GF on the back and the fun stops there! She's very uncomfortable on it and says she doesn't feel safe. So, she ultimately NEVER goes with me. She's been on it maybe 4 times in the 9 months we've had it. We did end up buying a second Honda Rubicon so she will take it out on occasions but it mostly just sits unused. But she likes to be outside with me all the time and I know if I had bought the SxS she would venture back into the woods with me more often. The bed on the SxS sure would be a whole lot more useful too. In the end, I do regret my decision but that's life. I am considering selling it and buying a Honda Pioneer very soon.

We all have what we like and what works for us.

 

[ArlyA]

Unless size is a consideration, IMO, the money is better spent on a pickup truck

We used trucks for years but no more. With our atv we get to more places we need to work at and get there more quickly all while getting up the soft dirt less. Do we need pictures here?

 

[JeepHead]

@ArlyA Did you just call for pictures? lol

It looks small but that's a 5x8 trailer behind the ATV....

 

[yubh8tn]

If people are willing to pay these prices, the prices will never go down.

If people are willing to long term finance these prices, the prices will never go down.

 

[newbury]

We used trucks for years but no more. With our atv we get to more places we need to work at and get there more quickly all while getting up the soft dirt less. Do we need pictures here?

Do you travel the entire distance in the ATV or do you trailer it there?

 

[ArlyA]

Is this becoming a competition? No trucks or jeeps were harmed while these pictures were taken.

 

[ArlyA]

Do you travel the entire distance in the ATV or do you trailer it there?

No we trailer it.

 

[ArlyA]

If people are willing to long term finance these prices, the prices will never go down.

They are already coming down.

 

[Snobdds]

We used trucks for years but no more. With our atv we get to more places we need to work at and get there more quickly all while getting up the soft dirt less. Do we need pictures here?

Every picture you post shows you freezing your ass off.

Comfort is a big part of it. I use a Toyota truck in the winter becase...it has the best heater ever.

But you bundle up...

 

[DarkBlack]

No way can anyone ever pay off an outstanding balance at those rates and don't tell me that everyone on here pays off their outstanding balances every month because I know that is a lie.

A lie? I pay off my credit card every month and avoid all interest charges.
Is that so hard to believe people can do it?

 

[ArlyA]

If anyone here cares as to why after operated various machines in the summer and winter, yet when we purchase one with our $$, we got a atv. Feel free to ask why.

 

[Torvy]

A lie? I pay off my credit card every month and avoid all interest charges.
Is that so hard to believe people can do it?

Me too. We've done it that way over 30 years. Interest rates on cards are irrelevant to us. Annual fees? Will not own a card that charges them.

 

[DarkBlack]

Me too. We've done it that way over 30 years. Interest rates on cards are irrelevant to us. Annual fees? Will not own a card that charges them.

I guess that makes you a liar like me
Funny how sometimes people can’t fathom people accomplishing something they themselves don’t do

 

[hodge]

Like most everything, they are overpriced.
I was at the local Ace Hardware today, and they had a line of push mowers in the front of the building. On one side was the basest push mower, a 20", small wheel, 3.5 hp machine. As basic as it gets, and they used to be $99-$125, all day long. This one can be yours- not mine- for $319.00.
The economy, coupled with people willing to pay ridiculous prices, means costs that are greater than the value.

 

[hodge]

Unless size is a consideration, IMO, the money is better spent on a pickup truck

Or a Jeep. I've got a WHOLE lot less money in my CJ7.

 

[Torvy]

Like most everything, they are overpriced.
I was at the local Ace Hardware today, and they had a line of push mowers in the front of the building. On one side was the basest push mower, a 20", small wheel, 3.5 hp machine. As basic as it gets, and they used to be $99-$125, all day long. This one can be yours- not mine- for $319.00.
The economy, coupled with people willing to pay ridiculous prices, means costs that are greater than the value.

Simply not true. I hear you with inflation being bad, but the fact that people still pay the high prices means they are not overpriced. Overpriced items sit in inventory until prices go down.