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Serious Question, Seeking open minded and honest responses! (So not "nothing. it's a Honda" )
I'm looking for a smaller side by side for family recreation riding. As per my other thread, me and my 4 year old in the SxS, her older sister & my wife on our quad. No trail restrictions where I ride but 50"(ish) machines make a lot of sense for the narrower trails and ease of getting a trailer to haul two machines.
The P500 is very attractive & a strong contender. The more trail recreational machines - Wildcat Trail & RZR are more expensive & I'm not sure I need that type of machine. (Although they look way cool). Realistic alternative I'm considering is the 2017 Artic Cat Prowler 500. Seems like a similar type of vehicle to the P500 - a bit wider at 56", but a bit more space, front diff lock etc. Of course its not a Honda & has a belt to break. I have a good AC dealer relatively near by. (Better rep than the local Honda dealer). Polaris Ranger ETX/570 is another choice but local dealer is terrible. Beyond that we're into bigger utlity sport SxS's that don't really suit - Yamaha, CanAm etc.
So the direct competitor to the P500 in my mind is the AC Prowler 500 and the smaller Ranger. Wildcat Trail & RZR can meet our requirements (other than cost) but are not direct competitors. CF Moto? Probably not going there.
I'm looking for a smaller side by side for family recreation riding. As per my other thread, me and my 4 year old in the SxS, her older sister & my wife on our quad. No trail restrictions where I ride but 50"(ish) machines make a lot of sense for the narrower trails and ease of getting a trailer to haul two machines.
The P500 is very attractive & a strong contender. The more trail recreational machines - Wildcat Trail & RZR are more expensive & I'm not sure I need that type of machine. (Although they look way cool). Realistic alternative I'm considering is the 2017 Artic Cat Prowler 500. Seems like a similar type of vehicle to the P500 - a bit wider at 56", but a bit more space, front diff lock etc. Of course its not a Honda & has a belt to break. I have a good AC dealer relatively near by. (Better rep than the local Honda dealer). Polaris Ranger ETX/570 is another choice but local dealer is terrible. Beyond that we're into bigger utlity sport SxS's that don't really suit - Yamaha, CanAm etc.
So the direct competitor to the P500 in my mind is the AC Prowler 500 and the smaller Ranger. Wildcat Trail & RZR can meet our requirements (other than cost) but are not direct competitors. CF Moto? Probably not going there.