What SXS if you were buying one tomorrow?

[gostovp]

For those that bought from a dealer, can you negotiate price with them? How do you get the best deal?

 

[jolemons]

I had a pioneer 1000. Now have a can am. All my ranch friends who had Honda now have can am as well. Honda is a very capable machine, but is hot, dusty, noisy, and rough riding

This.

I price a few dealers and buy multiple machines at once to get fleet discounts. I've found that major dealers along interstates tend to price machines higher than smaller out of the way dealerships. Sometimes it's worth the drive to a small town dealer.

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[Loggerdude]

I see Toyota has something coming in the utv world, but can am quality I think has surpassed the rest. I’ve had 3 rangers and there fine just pore quality and engineering, but they do have a huge aftermarket list. More power more broken parts.

 

[Tahoe1305]

Based on this thread I looked at the can ams.

Do they have a model that’s a 5 seat (or 6) convertible bed option like the 1000-5.

I like the utility of a small bed and a few extra seats or a larger bed with 3 seats. Space is an issue for me.

 

[PeteinMT]

They don't. My rear sets we just ok in the 1000-5 when the kids were young. They'd work in a pinch but not the most comfortable for an adult. Yamaha has one similar but I believe they slide forward so you do not get a full bed out of the deal.

I agree on going to the smaller dealers for a better deal but I think that's about $1,000 less is all or look at buying something hardly used

 

[TSAMP]

For those that bought from a dealer, can you negotiate price with them? How do you get the best deal?

I found the opposite. I bought my machine a week or two before Christmas in 2024. I found the two largest kawasaki dealers in the Midwest( they advertise this, I didnt research) who had the two lowest costs on website with what I wanted in stock. I then started asking about freight, setup, additional fees. Then I put them against each other over a couple days. Each was within a 3 hrs drive and they knew who else I was talking too. Finally I hooked up a trailer and sent them a photo and said which way am I headed, north or south. This got the wheels turning fast and one guy knocked a few hundred off to get the deal done.


This was a cash deal. I probably moved the needle $800-1000 bucks but I like to haggle.

 

[Tahoe1305]

Let me ask this. If I live in CO at 9500’ where temps are “typically” cool. Would the “hot Honda” issues be as bothersome?

 

[Customweld]

Let me ask this. If I live in CO at 9500’ where temps are “typically” cool. Would the “hot Honda” issues be as bothersome?

As long as you have air moving through the cab, It's not unbearable. You definitely feel it in the seat. They make an insulation pad that sits between the seat pan and seat frame that helps a little bit.