You can drive them slow?

 

Both cars do slow just fine. Put it in low gear for stuff under 30mph. The belt does not like to be lugged. Everything works best at 6-8000 rpm.

 

Sounds like your dealer is an idiot. Im guessing it was a salesman, most of them don't know what they're talking about. Just use high and low accordingly and you will be fine.

 

Last week I did three days on the Rubicon trail with 36 other UTVs of all kinds & types. I followed a new 4 seat XP Pro and a 4 seat Turbo most of the time. The average speed on the trail was 3.5mph and of course a ton of it was crawling from one boulder to another & up ledges etc. I didn't see one person change a belt in three days or break a thing. I heard a KRX lost his front diff & there were a couple bent tie rods & radius rods from landing on rocks, but no internals broke. I had a power steering fuse blow when I hit one of a thousand rocks just wrong with my tire, but that was a quick fix. I was amazed at how the supposedly high speed, higher geared Rzrs handled the trail. I was able to crawl when they used more gas to get over some obstacles, but they made it just fine. Almost all were running 32" tires or bigger and most did not have clutch kits or aftermarket clutches.

 

That kind of riding must wear out many parts rather quickly, very pretty area though.

 

Yeah, like on a Jeep I wouldn't do it all the time, but I upgraded ball joints, tie rods, axles, skid plate, added bead locks & new tires, and luckily already had High Lifter radius rods & a arms and rocker panels. If you go slow enough & let the tires crawl instead of using wheel speed, and can keep the rocks off the suspension it's not too bad. Honestly, with how light these rigs are the wear is much less than on a Jeep or Toyota crawler.

 

For the type of riding you are planning to do - per your post - the 1000 would be a great car for you. But like you I bought a Pro XP due to the many updates and upgrades - ride command, more room, fold down rear seats, larger fuel tank, stronger chassis etc. That being said what your dealer told you about the Pro XP - needing to be run over 40 mph to not break is complete fabrication!

I have 790 miles on mine with 47 hours +/- - so that is a an average of 16 mph - I have not had a single issue - lots of time in the Dunes at speed and time in the mountains and desert at slower pace. I am running 32's on stock clutch and am on my original belt - it still looks like new! If you use the proper gear and don't lug the car you should have no issues.

Get the car that you like the best and go have fun!

 

Sounds like the old 2-stroke myths where riding them at lower RPMs fouled plugs.

 

Well.. See.. Those that jetted 2 stroked regularly and knew how to make peak power dealt with this all the time. Peak Power is lean, and so we'd often raise the needle or use different taper so part throttle was quite rich. We usually jetted the pilot as rich as it would stand too. This helped them get some oil and cool down a bit at every corner entry or anytime we were less then WOT. Being rich also helped throttle response too. But tuned like that they would often foul when ridden more gently. Mind you in racing or more ruthless performance games nobody cared. Everybody carried spare plugs and that was that.

 

There is many rules of thumb like this that make perfect sense. Like….

#1 If you own a Harley with speakers and don’t blast obnoxious music…even though you can’t hear it with short pipes. It won’t make it past 50 hour mark.

#2 If you drive a BMW, Mercedes, or a Porsche and use your blinker when changing lanes or merging. The vehicle will spontaneously combust.

etc..etc…

seriously though. That’s nonsense.

 

You mean they make models that are quiet?

 

Lemme guess…the dealer has the XP1000 in stock, and can’t get a Pro?

if you add to his statement “in high gear” itwould be accurate. Driving slow in high gear is bad for the belt and clutches.

My Pro rarely sees high gear… or anything above 30mph on the trails for more than a short burst.

 

That is the first I have heard that one. I was told not to be afraid to use low range when going slow to save on belt wear and tear. So far no issues with going slow. I am more concerned blowing a belt running flat out in the dunes than I am crawling around in the hills with the family in low range. Belt temperatures shown on my Razorback are much lower crawling than hitting the dunes.

 

Just keep in low when going slow under thirty. That's probably what he meant.

 

I think were trying to convey low range for slower speeds or when fully loaded with passengers taking hills even if going a little faster. I am surprised how fast the Pro is in low range and how much cooler the belt runs in low when fully loaded.