ATV Florida Forum

Never ever listen to a salesman. They either don't know what the hell their talking about or they just want to make a buck so they will tell you any thing (EVEN if it's a lie that could get you killed). My family decided to buy a couple of ATV's. My daughter and her husband had just bought a couple of them from RideNow so that's where we went. (they told them the same lie). My wife and younger daughter have no desire to ride one by themselves so we were looking for a machine big enough to handle to riders. We told the salesman what we were looking for he showed us a few machines and we liked the Polaris because they we big and looked like they would do the job for us. I have to take the blame for some of my problem I should have checked things out more then I did. Well like an Idiot and the fact I was new to the world of ATV's I listen to the salesman when he told us that all we had to do was buy a back seat for them and we ready to go. (I later learned the back seat was nothing more then a storage box with a seat rest. Yeah he sold them to my daughter and husband also). Well the first trip to Croom taught us that our ATV's could not be used for two riders.

Now I have two very expensive ATV's that we can't use for the purpose we bought them for. I called Ridenow and told them I was very unhappy about the fact they sold us two machines that we can't use for what we bought them for. The salesman said he didn't know why I was making a fuss over it that they rode two people on ATV's at Croom all the time and no one ever says any thing about it. He also said he would see what he could do about it and would call me back in a couple of hours. (Yeah and the check is in the mail) That was two days ago.

So if any one is thing of buying a ATV for the purpose of ridding two on it make sure the machine they show you is built for two riders. They do make them.  Our salesman did not show them to us because it was beyond our credit limit.

I am sorry to hear that. My experience with Ridenow was unfavorable as well.

Never heard of them, where are they? In Pinellas?

Edit: Sounds like it's more of your fault for not knowing what you were buying and where you could use it.

Yeah it used to be Cycle Springs until Ridenow bought them. It is on 19 just south of Curlew.

ridenow has 36 location a couple are in pinellas i know a guy who works there as a salesman and he even says they are a crock o sheet business, there mechanics dont need to have gone to school to be hired as a mechanic they just have to pass the company test. but good thing you picked a polaris or you would have had this problem but with another brand quad you would have broke down out in croom on top of things. 8)

dont pick on polaris yamacrap or hocrap lol

Hate to hear that!

On another note....be sure to do your homework before buying, especially if not much experience with ATV's.  A dealer would NEVER pull anything over on someone whom knows their sport!   ;)

Actually there are only a few 2-up ATV's made to choose from right now.  Not including UTV's.

I own a Honda.

i fixed it for you

They could be going down a trail at croom in reverse while actually being in third gear. Thats sweeeeet!!!

when i went to go finance a new honda trx 450 last year i asked the sales man how fast you think this should go? he replied with 90 mph. im not sure if he actually thinks thats true or if i had sucker written on my forehead that day. the sales man was even saying its the fastest stock bike out, some people might agree on that but i dont. what i am trying to say is that i felt like i knew alot more about atvs than that idiot did.

Well yes I do assume some of the Fault.

I should have looked into the type of ATV I was buying
I shouldn't have believed a salesman that was more interested in making a buck then telling the truth.

The Ridenow that I bought from is RideNow Powersports of Port Richey  (formerly Gulf Coast Motorsports)

Should have just got a Honda.

And the salesman was an ass for taking advantage of them.  A standup dealer will not do this to you just to make a sale.  Times may be hurting but thats low.

There are good and bad salesmen out there unfortunately most are bad and you have to assume that going into any purchase they don't know very much. They want their commision check and if it means telling you what you want to hear and not the truth they will do it. Between car dealers that try and sell a Mustang GT with Cobra emblems on it as a Cobra to the salesman at Brandsmart that swears an upconverting DVD player is the same quality as HD DVD or Blu Ray.

You learned a really expensive lesson hopefully you can find other places to ride that allow you to have a passenger on the back or can sell them without taking too big of a loss.

Bill

I have nothing against Honda. But It has nothing to do with Who Made the ATV but it has every thing to with the people you deal with. I could have had the same problem at a Honda dealer If I had of talked to a salesman that Had the same attitude as the ridenow salesman.

Your Right I did learn a lesson. It's getting harder and harder to trust people.

While talking to other people and a ranger I have found out that Ocala may even stop double riding on even A 2up ATV. I also Talked to a ranger at Croom and he said that they will have some new rules in June. Knowing this I may just keep what I have as The kids like to ride them. And buy a side by side for me and the wife. But I can tell you I won't buy it or any thing else from Ridenow.

I'm just pullin your leg man. A dealership is a dealership. You can get hassled at any one of them. I would ask around (especially here) alot more before you go buy another atv.

And FYI, Can-Am makes an 800cc 2 person Outlander. Alot more pricier than the standard Polaris though.

you cant blame the salesman he did his job he got u a bike that can fit 2 people on it its got the nice seat he told you it could fit he did not lie

oh that hurt my suga is just havin some down time, shell be back.

I know you were just kidding around. and that's the way I took it.  looks like the Can-Am 800cc 2 person Outlander runs around $14 000 and The Polaris 2 UP that I looked at today runs around $10 000 I don't know any thing about the Can-Am But if it's the same company that used to make the Bombardier Snowmobile they made a kick ass sled.

I bought my atv from Ride Now in Clearwater. I own a 2 up atv. I must say that you need to be smarter than the salesman these days so you don't get scammed. That will be some total bs if I can't ride my 2 up atv at croom anymore. I may just end up selling it if that happens.

Well hopefully they won't ban the 2 up's But even if they start enforcing their rules I won't be able to ride at Croom because the rules state that ATV's must weight less then 500 pounds to ride there. according to the stats on my Polaris it weighs 605 pounds and the 2 UP weighs 830 pounds.

To ride double at croom the quad has to be designed to ride 2 from the manufacture (not from adding something on the back rack) so if you have a true 2 person quad then you shouldn't have any problems.

heres an idea dont ride at croom  :no then youl be fine me and my girlfreind always rode on my old fourtraxx together and it was only a 250  :drive.gif

Yeah but they are saying that they might outlaw it period.  Even if your quad can ride 2up.

 i say they should worry more on managing there trails so they are not so whooped out now a little whoops is fine but every single trail come on, they ned to buy one of the smoothing tracters with the big rolling barrels to smooth i out.

They do not allow side x sides at croom either you have to straddle the seat to ride it there (no rhinos,rtz's,rangers,odysseys etc.) I do know a place that allows all of them! check this place out http://floridaatvmotoplex.com/  they are having a feature weekend Jan 11-13 ride all you want from 10:00 am Friday till dark on Sunday the 13th  Night rides events and the place is like a huge family atmosphere!

What time does the wet t-shirt contest start?

Its not L-cross ,Its a family riding Park for people of all ages. I dont know about the rest of you but when I go riding I go to ride not watch a wet t shirt contest. When I want to see BooBies I  go to a strip club. Riding parks should = Riding , strip clubs should = boobies and other good stuff ;)

There has been some discussion in this thread on new regulations about riding ATV's in Fl. I went looking on the internet for new regulations for Fl. This is what I came up with. according to the Florida Senate these are the new Regulations.  for more information check out my other post.

http://www.atvflorida.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=7bf95a8b1d974202cfd1e83517ae41aa&topic=30475.msg364025;topicseen#new (http://www.atvflorida.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=7bf95a8b1d974202cfd1e83517ae41aa&topic=30475.msg364025;topicseen#new)

My quad is designed to carry 2 people. I have never had any problems at Croom with my ATV. As long as you pay you can ride.

I may have missed something....what about the Polaris Sportsman x2?

When I started this thread I was complaining about the salesman selling me a one rider ATV to be ridden by Two people. At the time I wasn't aware that It had to be made for two from the factory.  after riding at croom and finding out I couldn't ride two on it I called the salesman who sold them to us. And when I asked him why he didn't sell me a 2 UP  when he knew I wanted to ride two on it He said well every one rides two on a single rider and as far as he knew  no one has been told they couldn't ride them at croom or Ocala national forest. Besides he said our credit wouldn't allow us to buy 2 sportsman 2X.

Just goes to show you all he cared about was making the buck any way he could.

you would do good in the activist part of this site.

i like booobies at l cross better than strip club b/c the strip club cost more money and u cant touch i always get hands on fun at l cross and its cheaper just igve some cheap beads and a beer

Your looking at the Canadian prices.  My Outty 800 Max XT was $9,999 + tax.  And yes it kick ass.

yea i bought some tires from them before and they told me they didnt have them and it would be two months before they could get them . they wouldnt refund my money or anything . it was terrible . then the tires show up at my door step 3 days after he couldnt get them. there horrible and rude there. ridenow sucks ballz

You sure do talk bad about other companies when.. Oh wait a second.. Your bike is stuck in reverse? Ohh, Sorry my Yamaha doesnt do that.

Thunder, if you are looking at side by sides, check out the Husqvarna with the Kubota diesel engine. It wont outrin & rhino, but it will out haul & out last one. Let me know if you are interested in one. I can get you one loaded up for around $12,500, about a thousand less for a gas Kawasaki 23hp v-twin. I am in N. Tampa

I am sorry you were mislead. That stinks.
I would NEVER recommend a Polaris unless you liked to take them to the shop for repair all the time. They are the biggest pieces of crap I have ever dealt with. I don't care how much you love yours predaracer8. Yours seems to spend more time in the shop than out racing. No offense. Just relying on facts.

Right on the machines there are riveted warnings and the such. One says NO PASSENGERS. It might even say that in a few places.
Can-Am makes a 2 up that they say the back seat is more comfortable than the front.
If you want one for way less than you were quoted, send me a PM and I'll direct you to the right guy.

i agree..that sucks that you was misled.. the shops that look for a quick sale instead of repeat business dont stay around long...this site and also atvriders.com are excellent for advice and what to look for.... plus some of the riding areas are good to see the ones your interested in ,in-action....being mis-led takes alot of the joy out of owning your new atv.. but still get out there and have fun.. at least you know what not to buy now

lmao no offense taken, when i started reading this i thought my name would come up. yes mine go's to the shop more then i would like, you can blame it on the brand. but when mine does work which does now(got it back after the whole tranny seemed to let loose) it runs strong. is there a better brand YES there is what band is that i dont know. i will say mine has went through some problems that happened back to back. and the last problem with the tranny was kinda my fault 50/50 ish. usauly mine go's without problem fo 6-8 months without needing repair which usauly i do myself but sometimes things are a bit more over my head and i cant repair it so i bring it to a shop. i still LOVE my polaris because it is a good bike. any bike that gets raced as hard will have problems mine is just special lol. :Hug.gif


jake

 my honda trx300 totes 2 people around just fine. just stay away from croom.

From what I have been hearing this will be a state law the no 2 people will be able to ride on an atv unless it is designed for it. If I were you I would call the sales person up and tell him that you spoke with your attorney and that he should have known better than to tell you that a one up atv could be legally ridden with 2, ecspecially since all of the warning stickers in bright orange and white state not to at anytime, If I were a saleperson there I would never say it was ok to ride double on a one up, I would not want the liabiltiy on my shoulders. Just try some scare tactics first but talk to the manager about it , let him know what his stupid sale reps are telling people and that he is liable for recommending double riding on a 1 up atv and if you were to get hurt you were only following what his sale staff recommended. Then go get a rhino.

Well, guess that is good news for us other ATV salesmen that actually care about the customer and educate them on the issue. I make sure the customer knows the rules and laws. When they want to buy a quad and the rear seat/storage I must tell them that the seat is "For use while the atv is turned off and you are using it for hunting/relaxing and not to carry passengers" Sorry to hear they took advantage of you.

Thank you every one for reading and making comments on my post. For the members who offered to sell me a different and better Quad then what I bought because it's a piece of sh*t (your words not mine). Thanks for the offer but I will stay with what I bought.

I had entertained thoughts about suing but like I said It's partly my fault for believing what I was told and not checking into what I was buying.

I did talk to the salesman and told him I was very unhappy that he sold me a Quad that I couldn't legally ride two. He said that they have sold plenty of single rider Quads with seats and that I am the only one that ever complained about it. He also told me that if I was that unhappy they would take mine back in on trade for a 2up. My quad plus another 4500.00 dollars. Well for that much money I will just buy 2 more quads for my wife and daughter to ride. But I will never buy them or anything else from Screw them and Ridenow again.

you know sometimes what works better than an attorney and is free is a news reporter, imagine Ridenow on the new for selling unsafe atv info and quads not suitable for there specific intent. Just a thought and I wouldn't sue over it because you are right it is partially your fault, After buying about 11-12 brand new quads and rhinos I don't think I have ever met a sales person that knows more than I do about atv's, motorcycles, rhinos etc... When I lay down that much cash I want to know what I am buying, I truly think he ripped you off more just by selling you a polaris to begin with but that just my opinion ;D. Good Luck!

Update to my dealings with RideNow.

I sent a letter to RideNow corporate office they in turn sent it back to where I bought the quads. They wanted to talk. wanted to know what I wanted to make things right. I told them what I really wanted was for them to take the quads back and I would try to forget I ever had any thing to do with them. Well that was a no go.

They did however say they would buy back my quads and sell me what I should have been sold in the first place. All I had to do was take a $4000.00 dollar loss. They would give me back $5835.00 for each quad and sell me new  ones for $8000.00 each and charge me another $1800.00 in dealer setup and freight fees on top of the first $1800.00 dollars they screwed me out of the first time.

What a deal ... Knife in the back an no Vaseline.

I also found out that the unit I bought came with a GPS.  Yup they screwed me out of that too...

I live in Ocala and bought 4 bikes from Ride Now up here and their prices are outrageous and I DO agree with ya there with getting screwed by them.. besides that we bought a Polaris 3200 quiet run generator from there and it broke and they had it for 3 months and could not fix it and basically told me oh well.. huummm,  until I sent my husband in there(not good when that happens).. next morning we had a brand new Polaris 4800 generator DELIVERED to our house.. I also have a good friend that her starter broke out @ the ranch back in November and the bike is still there as we speak and now she is dealing with POLARIS REP.. I just think its crappy that we as customers have to pay good money for alot of  aggravation from them.. I will never buy anything ever from them, I will drive to Georgia to get my next bike..

that is my personal experience.

GO TO ARS IN OKEECHOBEE FOR A GREAT PRICE.