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Originally posted by tatortodd:
Along those lines, used Kei Trucks (aka Japanese mini truck) can be purchased for half the cost of a side by side, and new is same cost....

I like the idea of a Mini, and for certain use are better than a SXS. They are enclosed, have much more useful beds, and go fairly well on mild off road.

The disadvantage is with the small tires and truck suspension they have a pretty jarring ride so you really need to go slow on trails and they simply can't get through tight, rough areas like an ATV or SXS. The one I rode in was pretty harsh just on a moderate gravel road. Also the ones I see for sale around here are all over 25 years old so you're left sourcing accessories and parts, repairing, and maintaining, a 1/4 century old vehicle that was never originally sold here.

If I had a farm I might consider one for the usefulness of their bed but then a trailer behind a tractor or SXS I already have would probably make more sense.

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Originally posted by lastmanstanding:
I have a Ranger 900XP EPS. Electronic power steering. Make sure whatever you buy has power steering. Full hard cab, heat, stereo, winch, led bar light that turns night into day. I plow with mine all winter. My own driveway plus a couple elderly neighbors. Summer time it pulls duty at the lake property. Hauling garden dirt, pulling dead fall out of the woods,pulling the drag rake to drag the driveway. Pulling docks out in the fall. Giving grandkids rides etc. To be honest I kind of neglect it. It's overdue for an oil change and I need to get to that. One of those I need to get around to it things I guess.

It's a 2015 and I had to have a stator put in a few years back but that's been about it.

I checked; mine is a 1000 XP EPS, and agree 100% with lastman you really do need the EPS power steering, especially if you are in 4WD mode. My friend across the lake has a the CanAm equivalent of my Ranger, and if I was buying now I would look at the CanAM too; his seems nicer inside than my Ranger. For me the decision was easy; the CanAM dealer is 70 miles, the Polaris dealer about 20. I LOVE the hydraulic Boss plow as our driveway is about 600' long, and I have to plow the 1000' steep road up to my shop and the private road I share with a couple of neighbors.

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Originally posted by StarTraveler:

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Originally posted by 6guns:
Am I the only one thinking shotgun?

No. I stopped in to see the pretty pictures and was surprised to see totally different pretty pictures.

Me three.

I know why they call the shotguns 'side by sides'...anyone know offhand why/how these beasties got that name?

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Originally posted by joel9507:

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Originally posted by StarTraveler:

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Originally posted by 6guns:
Am I the only one thinking shotgun?

No. I stopped in to see the pretty pictures and was surprised to see totally different pretty pictures.

Me three.

I know why they call the shotguns 'side by sides'...anyone know offhand why/how these beasties got that name?

Passenger sits next to the driver. On the original ATVs the passenger sat behind the driver, like on a motorcycle.