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<blockquote data-quote="Otha" data-source="post: 1805543" data-attributes="member: 41397"><p>We've had two polaris rangers, both bought used. A 2011 and a 2018. We retired the 2011 with 14,000 miles when the second engine went out. Bad air box design like someone said. It has too much else wrong with it to keep throwing money at it. It's been replaced with a cheep project Kawasaki mule that was bought only running on one cylinder. Still chasing that problem. </p><p></p><p>The 2018 Polaris ranger was bought with 2k miles on it. has 12,000 now. It's had 2 sets of wheel bearings, 2 sets of front A-arm bushings, new rack and pinion and tie rods, 2 fuel pumps and two belts. The steering parts were part wear and part the rubber went bad on the rack a pinon letting dirt eat it up. Not very happy about the fuel pumps going out, although I was able to limp it home about 5 mph both times. The belts were from driving too fast for two long. Seems the bearings always go out in the spring when there is lots of water crossings happening. </p><p></p><p>All in all it's been an ok machine. I wish the bearings were better, that's a job I don't enjoy. But it does have a pretty hard life.</p><p></p><p>Take away is the bearing don't like much stuff in the bed or water crossings.</p><p>All expenses included(parts, gas, interest, depreciation), it's costing a little less than a $1 per mile. Not sure a pickup could cover those same miles for the same price. And I know I would have stuck the pickup alot in those same miles.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Otha, post: 1805543, member: 41397"] We've had two polaris rangers, both bought used. A 2011 and a 2018. We retired the 2011 with 14,000 miles when the second engine went out. Bad air box design like someone said. It has too much else wrong with it to keep throwing money at it. It's been replaced with a cheep project Kawasaki mule that was bought only running on one cylinder. Still chasing that problem. The 2018 Polaris ranger was bought with 2k miles on it. has 12,000 now. It's had 2 sets of wheel bearings, 2 sets of front A-arm bushings, new rack and pinion and tie rods, 2 fuel pumps and two belts. The steering parts were part wear and part the rubber went bad on the rack a pinon letting dirt eat it up. Not very happy about the fuel pumps going out, although I was able to limp it home about 5 mph both times. The belts were from driving too fast for two long. Seems the bearings always go out in the spring when there is lots of water crossings happening. All in all it's been an ok machine. I wish the bearings were better, that's a job I don't enjoy. But it does have a pretty hard life. Take away is the bearing don't like much stuff in the bed or water crossings. All expenses included(parts, gas, interest, depreciation), it's costing a little less than a $1 per mile. Not sure a pickup could cover those same miles for the same price. And I know I would have stuck the pickup alot in those same miles. [/QUOTE]
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