Polaris 700 V-Twin

flash49 said:

Looked at this 4 x 4 on the way home today. Looking for opinions...2001 and asking 2K for but will take less. Good deal or not??

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Yeah the link didn't work, but I will put in my 2 cents. I own the 600 and it does everything I have ever wanted. More power than I believe most people would need. One very useful tool is a winch. Mine is used for everything from joyriding, cutting wood,plowing the driveway, dragging the kid on her sled and hunting. It has never let me down. I have had only one problem with mine and that is the master cylinder for the rear brakes went out and was covered by warranty. Only other thing I will say is it cold natured, always starts but takes a little while to warm up.

In terms of just power . . . anything around the 500 cc mark or higher should be plenty powerful enough to drag out some decent sized wood or haul a small trailer of bucked up wood. Heck, I have a 450 cc machine that works well.

In terms of whether this is a good deal or not . . . depends on the actual wear and tear on the ATV and if there are any issues with it. Not seeing this ATV up close and personal (or even a picture) it's really hard to say if this is a decent deal or not.

I had a Polaris Sporstman 700 I bought new in 2002. I didn't use it for cutting wood but it did everything I ever wanted it to do, and then some. About 2 years ago I decided to let it be my wife's quad and I bought the 800 EFI Sportsman. I'm here to tell you this thing is a workhorse. I use it most times when cutting wood. It weighs nearly 800lbs without me on it. If one can capitalize on the effects of leverage and using a snatch block, a 3000lb winch will haul some logs. I've used it to yard out some logs weighing as much as 1000lbs up a decent incline. Of coarse you need to pick your escape route correctly, be weighted at the the hitch solid for getting a good grip while locked up in 4WD, but it will pull some wood. I really appreciate the EFI option, no throttling to get warm and instant start up without monkeying with a choke.

To get back to the OP, you didn't mention how many miles or operating hours if available to you. If the miles are less than 3k I say go for it, but do yourself some justice and have it serviced should you buy it, could be the best $200 you've ever spent. These Polaris models will last many, many years if taking care of. Do some research and let us on the forum know what you decided.