Chinese Import looks interesting

[hydromike]

While I had my head in the tub, I was stymied to see the China stamp in the lower inside tub just below the engine.

Noel, you saw this *ON* the plastic tub, or on the chain adjuster itself? I'll admit I haven't looked closely at things like throttle cables, levers or a bunch of the little plastic accessories like switches, etc., but the only thing I've seen a foreign stamp on so far is the Briggs Vanguard.

~m

[Robinhood02]

Well i actually looked into becoming a Dealer of them too, and it looked good till i asked them about parts availability? and the guy said "we don't sell parts seperatly yet" ,i asked where do i get parts to repair them then ?? he said "you'll have to make them" that is fine for the axles, chains, sprokets, etc. but what about engines, trans axles and other things that are specifically made for your machine? he said "he can not help me" so i said i will not become a dealer because i will not sell something to someone that can not be properly warrantied or seviced with factory parts. it is disapointing because that unit fully loaded would retail about 10k, but dont touch them or you won't get parts, and that comes from someone that actually spoke to them on the phone !!!!!!!

[jerseybigfoot]

Channel Cat Outdoors Inc. was going to import them and posted some vids but can't be found with google. It would have be interesting to get their take on the unit.
Without dealers the purchase is still a risk.

[lewis]

I was going to respond to this thread.......but i decided not to.

Lewis
U.S.M.C
Enough said

[Beeman]

Again with the closing thread thing... but than again - isn't this what forums are all about? If China sold a gold block for the going rate would you not buy it because it was from China? Would you not buy it if it were cheaper than the going rate - from China? Regardless of where it came from we all have to determine worth - what we pay for something compared to what we receive. Hopefully we don't determine that only from what we have been told from media or other sources- but also from that which we have experienced, or others close to us that we trust have experienced. IMO, there should be no shame in purchasing something that someone else has produced for cheaper and taking the chance that it may or not be of the expectation you are looking for. We all gamble to some regard - why throw the name of the casino into the mix?

[Robinhood02]

Hold on all you guys , the Chinese stuff is not all garbage, Every darn American mfg has a tie to chinese mfgs, nearly all american companys have some or all components made in china these days, it is simply to what quality standard it is being made, and where it is intended to be marketed, those chinese argo's are only 7500 bucks and that comes with an amphib trailer, but they have fiberglass tubs and tops, it is a PERFECT example of "you get what you pay for". even some Yamaha snowmobiles are made in china and you can't say those are junk, there is NOT one american made brg made any more, they are ALL made in china and brand names tend to be good and the generic not so good, but they are ALL made in china, you guys all talk up Peer Chain as if it is good chain ,well not one chain they sell is made in USA it is all made in china, thailand, korea or malaysia, If you want good stuff do your homework, and just because it says "Made In The USA" or "Made In Canada" does not guarentee quality , BUT i can say one thing, usually price gives one a good idea, and if you buy cheep then i'll give you one guess where it comes from, Anyways, you get what you pay for.

[whipper-ag]

It's nothing but JUNK!
I'm with Mike, end this Thread.

Whipper

[MaxRules]

I have experience repairing the chinese made 4-wheelers in my shop. It really is amazing how cheap they are built and they are all total garbage. People buy them because they look pretty and seem like they will run fine. They do run fine, but only for a very short time. Electrical problems are the most common followed by parts simply falling off. I no longer even offer to repair these ATVs because parts are hard to find and another part breaks before you can get the last one fixed.

[Beeman]

I looked into this about 2 years ago. That model was selling for $9200USD. Depending on the engineering inside and parts used, you could always dump another $2000 to fix whatever you thought could be "cheap" about it and probably make it comparable and still save some money - but then of course, that takes time. If you need something dependable out of the box maybe it's not a good way to go.

[amphibious drew]

Looks cheep to me. If you watch, the back seat is about to fall off. I'm sure someone will say it's supposed to bounce up an down like that, but I don't think that's a sign of good construction.

[mudbug3]

[atvrider93]

I agree with roger s 100% if they make one from the ground up through design and R&D, they I would give them some credit. but I don't consider taking the design from argo "raising the bar"

[Roger S]

Let's see china DESIGN their own aatv, and not copy argo or anyone else.

[robertkbush]

Lets just talk whipper in to making his own aatv he just need to come up with his own body. just say no to the chinese

[jerseybigfoot]

My two cents.
What I don't like about the Chinese import AATV's is the profit motive. The AATV club is very small and the Domestic manufacturers are enthusiast. You can see this dedication with RI, Argo, Mud Ox etc. They produce the machines for such a limited market I'm sure its a struggle. I don't know anyone on this forum who would want to see a Chinese AATV take one sale away from Matt, RI or Argo. We all will feel it if RI closes it's doors.
Please try to buy American/Canadian.