I have 1600+ miles right now, so how long is it supposed to last?

 

Well no one knows exactly how long it is "suppose" to last. SOme get some good time out of them.

I had over 12k miles on my Rhino on the stock motor when I sold it to buy a polaris... Fact is Polaris does not have reliability like say Honda or Yamaha

 

I think Tim (Swingarm ) got over 7000 miles out of his XP without major, if any, engine work, but I'll let him confirm that. You might PM hondabob..a while back he was racking up miles at a rate most of us only wish we had the opportunity match..
With that said "how long is it supposed to last" is such a general statement..components wear at different rates..what kind of maintenance do you do? It isn't just going to turn into dust one day.. Keep it breathing clean air, keep the oil and filter changed , do scheduled maintenance by the book and ride it often and it"ll probably be longer than you might think before you have any problems.

 

WEll It is a Polaris.. Polairs in the powersports industry is known for having one of the most unreliable motors, the most unreliable quality checks.....

some people dont make it 100 miles. in fact way to many on here

aint that the truth. failed oil pump, and a pinched oil ring at 226 miles on my cousins.

 

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I had 5066 miles on my first xp when I traded it in for a 2012 and It was still running great
600 Miles on my 2012 when I sold it

my 2011 RZR S had 5 miles on it when it blew up lol

 

Im pushn 4000 with no problems.all about how u take care of it.

 

Im pushn 4000 with no problems.all about how u take care of it.

pretty sure all these 5, 20, 50, 100, 150, 200, 300 miles engine grenading has nothing to do with maintenance.

Have you seen how any of them ride... I haven't either... Allowing the motor to warm up to operating temps before hammering the chit out of it does wonders for longevity... The fire and blast off technic doesn't help longevity, the motors need to warm up so everything has a chance to expand via the heat they produced...

I have 7000+ on my XP and not 1 part failure...

 

3000 miles here.............no problems

 

I had 6k on my 800 and 2k on my 2012. Mostly dunes high rpm riding. I change the fluids a couple of times a year and drive it like I stole it. I hear what you are saying Tim but sometimes you just gotta go.
I have been on this board from the beginning (look at my member ID number) the 1% is going to hate no matter what. I think the vast majority of people have no issues. Look at the board posts as a whole and you see a few here and there. I think if the issue was rampant I think we would see a few more posts. I think a lot of the quality control issues can be directed at the dealer.
Battery cables not connected, no oil in the motor/drivetrain and so on.
I am going to put my abstestos suit on now in preperation for the flaming.

 

Other factors: Climate / terrain.

Alot of the machines with many thousands of miles are not mud bogging or rock climbing.

Not sure what is harder on a machine, I will leave that to experts and keep my opinions to my self. But I will say technical trails eat bushings, bend radius rods, etc...

 

Consider the average RPM's on most rhinos vs. the RPM's ANY XP averages....hard to compare the 2. Rhinos are putting machines.....yes they can me heavily modified, but then they arent reliable.

So stock for stock, go ride a rhino at 7500 rpm's 90% of your time day in and day out and see how long it lasts!

I am not saying yamaha doesnt build quality machines....cause they do no doubt! But its the same story like people ragging on can-am for shit breaking when they add 30" tires and clutch kits on a 70hp machine. Then they rave about how their grizzly with all 30hp never had any problems!

Bottom line, you cant compare a race car to a street car....same logic applies with the XP.

 

After having a Honda Fourtrax 300 before I purchased a Polaris I was a little leery about it as far as reliability was concerned. After talking to the shop manager at the dealership I realized they aren't any worse than any other machine. What he told me is the most common thing that people break around here is the front end from people jumping them in AWD. Other than that he said that they hold up quite well for people that treat them properly. This guy I know very well and I trust him not to lie to me.

Some people just do not see the warning signs before mechanical failure... some people will submerge their ATV in water and mud. Some people will place blame on others. There are many variables.

 

WEll It is a Polaris.. Polairs in the powersports industry is known for having one of the most unreliable motors, the most unreliable quality checks.....

some people dont make it 100 miles. in fact way to many on here

YEP! Just like me...

 

its also not always user abuse.

we always let them warm up before taking off and have always done proper maintance. our 800's have over 1000 miles each no issues.

the one xp we have didnt make it to the first oil change.

 

well my 08 rzr has 5,643 miles on it with some normal were parts replaced and my 2011 xp 3,168 miles on it just replaced a primery clutch ,and a arm and i have a bent raer axle both these rzr's have seen 99% sand at glamis now i use the 08 for rock crawling and miller canyons rides oh and at havasu to launch my ski all in all they have held up well

 

I have over 8,000 miles only problem had to replace fuel pump 2011 xp

 

I'm at 3k now on my 9 month old 2012 model.