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I've really been enjoying my new 2014 Frontier 8x8 with the Briggs & Stratton 23hp Vanguard Twin.
Anyhow, I recently got off the phone with my dealer, and found out that 2014 is the LAST YEAR for a carburetor on the Frontier. In 2015, the Vanguard becomes a Kohler with fuel injection.
To those of us who prefer RELIABILITY over anything else, that's an issue. Why I chose the Frontier over the Avenger wasn't price, as much as reliability. My Vanguard runs without a battery, and has a pull start backup. The fuel injected engines MUST have a working battery to run, and there is not a pull start capability. If you're 50 miles in the bush and you lose a battery, you are in deep kimchi.
Advantages of the 2014 Frontier 650 8x8 over the Avenger are:
* Weight - About 200 pounds lighter
* Carburetor - Does NOT need a battery for the fuel system to work
* Pull Start - Gets you going if either the starter or the battery fail.
* Transmission - latest version and most reliable of the non-Admiral transmission
* Price - It's a bonus you get these advantages for LESS money!
(Note that two of these advantages go away in 2015)
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