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The RZR I looked at has sand padles on it and has only been ran at the dunes the original dirt tires were taken off and never ran they come with the unit. I am not thinking you get much dust at the dunes just sand do you think that would be a problem? I have read about the touchy throttle issue are there other issues? I read the new ones are not as noisy. I am not sure what other things were changed. I was a mechanic in my younger days and I have a compression gauge I could do a check what should compression be on one of these engines? this RZR has about 39 hours on it and less than 400 miles.
The China buggy I have is no where near the quality of one of the Japanese or American UTV's I knew that when I bought it. The China buggy I have has a small car engine in it and they are a fairly good engine and are easy to turbo. I have a complete fab and machine shop and the ability to make some parts if I did not I would have never bought my machine. I have done some upgrades to it already and it is fun ride. I can turbo my buggy for about $600 because I will make all the parts except the turbo. I would agree if you don't have these tools and skills I would not mess with the China buggies they are not plug and play like a nice UTV.
If I bought the RZR-S I would have 2 buggies that I could not use to trail ride near my house that is why I am thinking of keeping the China Buggy and buying the standard RZR I will take them both to the dunes to play anyway the RZR has 3" offset wheels for the paddles so it should work fine just not as good as the S model. I may eventually sell the China buggy but I don't have much invested in it so for now I will keep it for friends and family that want to play.
Mike
I looked at a used 08 RZR today and I really like it but he wants $9200 for it, it has some nice options that add about $1800 if purchased new. I think he is about right on the price. The NADA is $8200 then I figure about 50% on the options used. I am wondering if I should just buy a new one this will save about $3k over new. Is there that big a difference in the 09's?
I have decided to go with the standard model for the trails plus I still have the China buggy for dunes and we are going to turbo it.
Mike
Hi My name is Mike and I am new here and I have some questions.
I now own a Chinese mini buggy with an 800CC engine I just bought it recently and have fallen in love with buggies and offroading. My son and I have been having a good time with the buggy I bought but it is laking in a few areas. It did what I wanted and now I think I am ready to move on. I did not want to make a huge initial purchase not knowing how much I would like having a buggy now that I know how much we like it I want something better and easier to get parts for aftermarket and repair parts.
I am trying to decide between the standard RZR and the RZR-S. I want to do some trail riding with it but I want it too be stable. I have done a little trail riding with the China buggy and it is 67" wide but won't fit in many of the ATV trails. I also want to run in the dunes. I live about 20 minutes from some decent trail riding and about 2 hours from the Oregon dunes.
I just want to get this right. I thought about buying the standard RZR and if I wanted it wider just adding a long travel kit but they are very expensive and it seems I would be better off just buying the RZR-S I am just afraid it may not fit on some of the trails the standard model would. I would really like to get a ride in one before buying. is there anyone in my area who owns either a standard or S model who would be willing to give me a ride heck I will trade for a ride in the China buggy.
My son and I went to a dealer the other day to see how we fit in the RZR we fit allright not great because we are big guys. I had the salesman move the seat all the way back and surprisingly we fit I am 6'-5" and my son is 6'-10" I imagine we were a sight in it but it seem comfortable I wish it had a couple more inches of leg room but most things fit us the same way the China buggy is actually pretty roomy for us. Thanks for any advice you can offer.
Mike in Vancouver, WA
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