PCP I looked at the website for LakeHill and Southern Honda and neither was advertising current prices. You have to call or email, supposedly due to Honda's advertising rules. JD does that. they only co-op (pay half) of advertising that doesn't have a price on it.
FWIW, Halls Motorsports down here has left over 2013 Hondas at a pretty good deal.
2013 Foreman 4x4 EPS (electric power steering) list $7699 sale $5995
2013 Rancher 4x4 list $6149 sale $4599
2013 Recon 2wd. list $3949 sale $2999
I have never bought new from these people but have bought parts and service at their Mobile Honda and Yamaha stores and the Eastern Shore location (Spanish Fort).
They may or may not have these particular ones still in stock, but there were a LOT more on their website (hallseasternshore.com). Be sure to ask for TOTAL prices including documentation fees before you drive a long way to get something. Hope this helps.
Thanks Robert, and everyone else for all the good info. I haven't gotten to talk to a salesman today, but learned a lot from you guys and from reading on the web.
I was always considering the Yamaha Grizzly 350 4x4 vs. the Honda Rancher 420 4x4. I've been running a 1996 Yamaha Timberwolf 250 4x4 since it was new, and it has been a very reliable machine. Only thing I've had problems with has been the carburetor, and that hasn't been that much trouble. The little atv weights just over 350 lbs, and that makes it ideal for my uses. It is strictly a farm vehicle; the idea of riding an atv for the fun of it has never even occurred to me. I use it to spray crops, put out seed and fertilizer, haul deer out of tough places, ride the fire lanes when burning, and just riding around the farm to check on things. The smaller the better, and the 250 has plenty of power for anything I want.
But it does have its drawbacks. Trying to shift when spraying is a hassle, so I've been interested in an automatic transmission for my next one. I also wanted EFI so I could quit worrying with a carburetor. The problem is, to get these features I've got to buy a machine that weighs nearly twice as much as the one I have now. Gonna do a lot more damage to the crops running a 650 lb machine thru the fields. I wish they could just put an AT and EFI on a 250 4x4, but its obvious that I'm not the target consumer for the atv industry.
Robert, I was able to get prices from Lake Hill by filling out a form and submitting it, and their prices are not as low as that 2013 Rancher; that's a good price! But it will be manual shift and I really wanted an AT. If I go with a Grizzly, its gonna have a carburetor and all the issues that go with it. The only way to get AT and EFI is with a much higher-priced Honda. I've sent requests to both dealers, so I guess I'll see what they say tomorrow.
I still don't know what's wrong with the Timberwolf, but the way it died didn't feel right; reminded me of a tractor that had a broken crankshaft. As old as I am, if I am ever gonna buy another atv now is the time to do it.
Thanks again to all for the help.
