Crazy Used ATV Prices-Is This Regional or Everywhere?

[DenimChicken]

Don't worry, not another "what ATV should I buy" or quad vs. SXS thread.

I've been casually looking for a quad, and haven't seen anything in the realm of what I would deem a good deal, or even reasonable. I'm in western WA, and after wading through the scams, the guys with no titles, and other trash, the majority of what I'm seeing are 15-20 year old machines in the 4-5K realm.

Is this the new norm, and is this everywhere?

 

[Tourguide]

Michigan seems worse, prices even higher for half worn out dirty machines

 

[IdahoElk]

Give it a few months, I have a feeling there will be yard sales like never before.

 

[DenimChicken]

Give it a few months, I have a feeling there will be yard sales like never before.

That’s what I thought about home prices a few years ago…

 

[RockChukkar]

I bought a 350 4x4 rancher back at the beginning of summer from the original owner for $1500. Still has the original tires, all service records and sales receipt from the dealer.

You just have to be patient and eventually you’ll hit it, but you better be ready to ride with cash in hand. I have noticed prices in my area have been on the decline for the last year or so.

 

[spike camp]

I bought a 350 4x4 rancher back at the beginning of summer from the original owner for $1500. Still has the original tires, all service records and sales receipt from the dealer.

You just have to be patient and eventually you’ll hit it, but you better be ready to ride with cash in hand. I have noticed prices in my area have been on the decline for the last year or so.

Weird, so did I
2004 for $1400
Thought it was a steal
Boring machine, but as reliable as the sun

 

[03mossy]

Dealers are jam in packed with new machines again around here so I’m betting used prices will start going down. Hopefully new prices will go down also!

 

[def90]

Everybody thinks their garbage is more special than everyone else’s.

 

[IdahoElk]

That’s what I thought about home prices a few years ago…

I'm starting to see the prices of toys by me going down, a house is a necessity, toys are discretionary and take the hit first.

 

[PNWGATOR]

Do your due diligence and buy exactly what you want new for a fair value from a dealer with superior service.

 

[loganwayne]

I spend most the summer looking for a "decent" 4wheeler to leave at deer camp. Didn't want something new or nice. Ended up finding a fourtrax 300 for 600 bucks. It needed a carb and has been a great machine.

 

[DenimChicken]

I bought a 350 4x4 rancher back at the beginning of summer from the original owner for $1500. Still has the original tires, all service records and sales receipt from the dealer.

You just have to be patient and eventually you’ll hit it, but you better be ready to ride with cash in hand. I have noticed prices in my area have been on the decline for the last year or so.

Where did you find it for sale? Craigslist, FB Marketplace, friend of a friend, etc...?

I'm starting to see the prices of toys by me going down, a house is a necessity, toys are discretionary and take the hit first.

The past few years have been interesting. I'm not sure if the current ATV prices are symptom of the semiconductor shortage, a sympathetic response to seeing car prices through the roof, general inflation, or some combination of all.

Do your due diligence and buy exactly what you want new for a fair value from a dealer with superior service.

I thought about that for about half a second, but even buying one of the cheaper quads on the market will put me over 10K real quick. I don't want one that bad. I want to give a guy a couple grand and get something to put around on in the woods.

 

[nam1975]

Im in Ohio and a neighbor guy flips them. Usually Less than 10 years old pretty clean and a title. No junk. He always has a 4x4 for 4-5 grand. He also likes those Honda Recon 250, which are 2wd, for about 3 grand.

 

[Westernduck]

I’m still seeing people list 20-30 year old machines for over half what a new one is. It won’t last though. It’s just a matter of when it will collapse.

 

[dieselchessy]

What brand/model quad are you looking for? Banshee’s I believe will always command a high price, not familiar with the other popular quads, maybe Honda TRX?

 

[DenimChicken]

What brand/model quad are you looking for? Banshee’s I believe will always command a high price, not familiar with the other popular quads, maybe Honda TRX?

Not brand specific. All of them seem to be pretty high. Looking for a utility 4x4, not sport quad.

 

[dhatter9]

Alaska has been terrible for the used market since 2020. I got so fed up with trying to find a decently priced used machine I ended up buying a 2023 Honda rancher from the dealer.

 

[Stache Attack]

Know a like new Honda foreman for 5,800 in central Montana. Coworker has it and I don’t think it has ever left town. I picked up a rancher for $2,000 with 2700 miles and a plow seemed like a fair shake

 

[DenimChicken]

Know a like new Honda foreman for 5,800 in central Montana. Coworker has it and I don’t think it has ever left town. I picked up a rancher for $2,000 with 2700 miles and a plow seemed like a fair shake

I hear of other people getting deals like this, but haven't stumbled across any yet. Typically seems to be smaller town, word of mouth stuff. I'll keep looking, but there seem to be quite a few other guys who are seeing the same thing with crazy prices.

 

[MT_Hunter]

Crazy prices in Montana too.