NEW XUV 825i (no more????)

[RMOSSSO1]

I have been busy on a remodeling project for three months. Did I miss something? Has John Deere quit selling the 825i with power steering? I see all the literature for the 850. Also see in financial news the JD profits are down.

Shame, I wanted another 825i, new. Now I guess I will buy a POLARIS. Comments?

[Bunky]

The 825i with power steering t is still available on the John Deere site. Did you hear that at the Polaris web site?

[duling]

My dealer has them on the lot. If you are going to teach a sXs mechanics class, buy a Polaris; you'll have plenty of repairs to demonstrate to your students.

[WOEII]

My dealer has them on the lot.

[BillT]

Even if sales are down, why would Big Green stop selling their best gas powered Crossover side by side? IMO, I'd discontinue the 625 or the 550 S4 Just got a 2014 w/ power steering this year, I really enjoy it, wouldn't trade it for a Polaris, because I know guys with them. Decent machines, but far from perfect.

I know someone with a '14 Ranger 570 & he dropped it off for one thing or another & an exhaust leak for the second or third time recently. They fixed everything else but admitted they hadn't checked for the exhaust leak yet-as I said he'd reported the leak to them before. The guy took his exhaust off in front of them, & showed them the bad exhaust seal & had them replace it.

A few months after purchase, the battery wouldn't turn over the starter & the Superwinch Terra 35 would quit after a couple minutes. He replaced the Polaris stock battery with an Olympus battery 3 months into owning this machine! Shouldn't the battery last longer the 90 days even after adding a winch?
Polaris would give him another stock battery, but wouldn't compensate him for the difference in price between the Polaris & Olympus batteries though.

[MBDiagMan]

I CERTAINLY wouldn't want a Polaris in my neck of the woods. The Polaris dealer, which had a TERRIBLE reputation in our neck of the woods, was bought out by an outfit who appears to be even worse. The local dealer is a big part of a purchase like a SXS or a tractor. As far as JD profits go, this is part of a normal fluctuation in ag equipment sales that has been going on since the days of the Steam driven tractor. In times of slow farm equipment sales, JD would be one to stick with. They might be the only farm equipment manufacturer in existence that has not merged or otherwise not survived financial crisis for almost two centuries. Buying a Polaris because JD has reported lower profits is not a logical decision IMHO. Have you TALKED to your dealer to see if they can get you an 825i? I see them at all the area JD dealers.

[MBDiagMan]

My dealer has them on the lot. If you are going to teach a sXs mechanics class, buy a Polaris; you'll have plenty of repairs to demonstrate to your students.

Not only will you have a lot of repairs to teach, but from what I've seen, each repair will be more involved. The Polaris products I've seen opened up made it seem like they laid a clutch and engine on the floor and built a SXS around it. Takes lots of removal of covers and such to get to basic components. The 825i has some component access challenges, but it looks like a Model A under the hood compared to the Polaris models that I've seen.

[duling]

I owned a brand new Polaris four wheeler in 1993, the mega-winter here in WV, I used it every day as transportation for about 45days to chop ice on the cattle's water, shovel out neighbors, haul wood, etc. After 45days, the 4WD system was shot, the exhaust system had blow apart and was not repairable, the machine needed a new battery and starter, the rear brakes didn't work AND the pull starter recoil sh^t the bed.... The dealer told me that the winter was too hard on the machine and it was not covered under warranty. After 45days, I sold it for parts and bought a Honda Foreman, that my cousin still drives today, 20 years later! Polaris always has and always will be a rolling dumpster for your money!

[Z15]

Once they have your money, all you get from them is the run around. A friend worked for a Polaris dealer for many years and he told me they had an unbelievable amount of push back from Polaris and their dealer rep over warranty work. They were reluctant to do anything because of Polaris charge backs on replaced parts.