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I know this is getting beat to death, and trust me I looked long and hard because I wanted a Can-Am or Japanese model and ended up going with Polaris General.
I got to look, ride and kick the tires on the new RMax and here is my problem. It (like the General XP) is too big, I know everyone says get the XP... yada yada.
For me, (and many over look this), it was down to General deluxe 1000 vs a "trail" model Polaris RZR or the Trail model Can-Am. Everyone talks about how much more stable and better riding the XP's are and now the RMax is. But, these things are huge, I can drive my 2 door jeep rubicon almost anywhere the XP and Rmax can go (I said almost), and that trust me is more comfortable, AC, Heat, high end stereo, no trailer, drive to and from the trail or off road area down the highway or interstate. This is also why I've never even considered a 4 seater, for the money I'd go buy another jeep to beat on if my concern was always 4 people.
Can the XP or RMax carve a corner faster than my General deluxe or jeep, YES they can!!.
But, going around a corner at 60mph has never been my problem with side x sides, it's fitting between the trees on the trail, or being able to drop two wheels in the rut and leave two out on a tricky hill, where as with an XP, Rmax or my jeep, all 4 wheels are in the ruts, no way around or enough room to straddle.
All I'm saying is everyone looks at different things and for me it was the ability to fit down tighter trails, honestly if I had unlimited funds and storage space my other side by side over all others would be a 900 RZR trail, just so I could keep up better with all my ATV riding buddies when I know we were going to an area with tight trails. Problem with them is my hounds won't fit in the bed and they are my favorite riding buddies.
Now, if I lived in the desert or wide open plains, maybe even in the mountains, my needs would change with the riding environment.
I got to look, ride and kick the tires on the new RMax and here is my problem. It (like the General XP) is too big, I know everyone says get the XP... yada yada.
For me, (and many over look this), it was down to General deluxe 1000 vs a "trail" model Polaris RZR or the Trail model Can-Am. Everyone talks about how much more stable and better riding the XP's are and now the RMax is. But, these things are huge, I can drive my 2 door jeep rubicon almost anywhere the XP and Rmax can go (I said almost), and that trust me is more comfortable, AC, Heat, high end stereo, no trailer, drive to and from the trail or off road area down the highway or interstate. This is also why I've never even considered a 4 seater, for the money I'd go buy another jeep to beat on if my concern was always 4 people.
Can the XP or RMax carve a corner faster than my General deluxe or jeep, YES they can!!.
But, going around a corner at 60mph has never been my problem with side x sides, it's fitting between the trees on the trail, or being able to drop two wheels in the rut and leave two out on a tricky hill, where as with an XP, Rmax or my jeep, all 4 wheels are in the ruts, no way around or enough room to straddle.
All I'm saying is everyone looks at different things and for me it was the ability to fit down tighter trails, honestly if I had unlimited funds and storage space my other side by side over all others would be a 900 RZR trail, just so I could keep up better with all my ATV riding buddies when I know we were going to an area with tight trails. Problem with them is my hounds won't fit in the bed and they are my favorite riding buddies.
Now, if I lived in the desert or wide open plains, maybe even in the mountains, my needs would change with the riding environment.