Posted By: Wapa
Electric UTV options (Polaris EV, Textron Recoil (formerly Bad Boy Buggy), HuntVE, , ...) - 08/01/17 04:25 PM
I'm in the market for an electric UTV. We have a ~400 acre hilly/rocky hill country ranch. We have plenty of motors out there for real work (tractor, gator, 4 wheelers, jeeps). For hunting I want a quiet ride.
I've been researching for quite some time. These are the impressive looking but pricey UTVs I've found so far:
- HuntVE is a Texas brand which I love but they also look to be the most expensive. A quick search for price didn't turn up too much but looks to be ~20K? http://www.huntve.com/?q=game-changer-4x4-crew
- I love the look of the Textron Recoil iS Crew. Here's one for $13700: https://www.atvtrader.com/dealers/Eastsi...-Xtra-121377275
I know this is the former Bad Boy Buggy which has probably the worst reviews around. But all of the reviews seem to be older. They were bought by EZ-GO and presumably manufactured by EZ-GO now so my hope is that they'd be as robust as their golf carts. Does anyone have any experience with a late model Recoil??
- It looks like I could get a Polaris EV for a bit less, but they only have 2 seaters. https://ranger.polaris.com/en-us/ranger-ev-polaris-pursuit-camo/build/
The reviews I've read seem mixed.
- https://intimidatorutv.com/build-your-own-intimidator/overview/. Looks to be around $17K? Haven't seen many comments or reviews of these.
Are there any other non golf cart UTVs out there worth looking at?
Are these even remotely worth the money, or should I just get a golf cart? Here's one that has pretty much everything for ~$8K: http://www.southernsportz.com/Hunting-Ca...nting-cart.html
It's not 4x4 or 72V like the pricey ones, but will probably do the trick for me.
I know a lot of people just buy a golf cart and do the conversion themselves. I assume I'd be able to do that for quite a bit less than $8K, depending on the model/year of the cart I buy.
I should mention that we do have a golf cart out there now. It's able to handle the roads and hills pretty well, though it's a bit of a rough ride. It's lifted with nice offload tires, but other than that it's just a plain old golf cart. It's not always there when I need it as it's the one vehicle my nephews are allowed to drive, so I want to buy my own. I plan to pull the trigger on something by this deer season.
Anyway, any opinions are appreciated. Most threads I've read are 2015 or older, so getting some 2017 info will probably help others as well.
I've been researching for quite some time. These are the impressive looking but pricey UTVs I've found so far:
- HuntVE is a Texas brand which I love but they also look to be the most expensive. A quick search for price didn't turn up too much but looks to be ~20K? http://www.huntve.com/?q=game-changer-4x4-crew
- I love the look of the Textron Recoil iS Crew. Here's one for $13700: https://www.atvtrader.com/dealers/Eastsi...-Xtra-121377275
I know this is the former Bad Boy Buggy which has probably the worst reviews around. But all of the reviews seem to be older. They were bought by EZ-GO and presumably manufactured by EZ-GO now so my hope is that they'd be as robust as their golf carts. Does anyone have any experience with a late model Recoil??
- It looks like I could get a Polaris EV for a bit less, but they only have 2 seaters. https://ranger.polaris.com/en-us/ranger-ev-polaris-pursuit-camo/build/
The reviews I've read seem mixed.
- https://intimidatorutv.com/build-your-own-intimidator/overview/. Looks to be around $17K? Haven't seen many comments or reviews of these.
Are there any other non golf cart UTVs out there worth looking at?
Are these even remotely worth the money, or should I just get a golf cart? Here's one that has pretty much everything for ~$8K: http://www.southernsportz.com/Hunting-Ca...nting-cart.html
It's not 4x4 or 72V like the pricey ones, but will probably do the trick for me.
I know a lot of people just buy a golf cart and do the conversion themselves. I assume I'd be able to do that for quite a bit less than $8K, depending on the model/year of the cart I buy.
I should mention that we do have a golf cart out there now. It's able to handle the roads and hills pretty well, though it's a bit of a rough ride. It's lifted with nice offload tires, but other than that it's just a plain old golf cart. It's not always there when I need it as it's the one vehicle my nephews are allowed to drive, so I want to buy my own. I plan to pull the trigger on something by this deer season.
Anyway, any opinions are appreciated. Most threads I've read are 2015 or older, so getting some 2017 info will probably help others as well.