I see those things in traffic on trailers so people are buying them. The off road parks here have hills with trail sections that are so steep and sketchy you have to have a motorcycle to get up and down them. A side by side would lock you out of a lot of the trail system by default just because they are too wide. If you drove way up into the mountains you can drive them on the forest service roads, which is likely what the people here are doing with them.

Idea of what it's like here on one of the trail riding areas.

https://youtu.be/BqwTxKKbGFs

No Politics in the general forum!

How does a guy your size even fit into one of those? Take the roof off?

LOL, it has a lot of headroom. It isn't one of the sporty "laid back" style seating side by sides.
This is my dad sitting in it. He's 6'3" tall, shorter than me, but not a whole lot.

We have a Kawasaki Mule similar to that, lots of headroom. Ours is a tool for around the farm, not a toy, it will however go just about anywhere. Some are legal for the street here, but people even drive the ones that aren't everywhere.

I have and use a 250 quad but if I ever get old I might update and get one of those fancy ones like Jay.

You get more with the Jeep, unless your goal is to just tear things up.

My P1000 doesn't tear the yard up or anything on the farm, I guess if the differential was always locked in it would. If you're not smart enough to use it like it was designed, walk.

Please elaborate on what you consider "more".

No kidding! We off road a 96XJ. I could make it ride like our RZR, but would probably cost as much to mod as our purchase price
….btw after a spring upgrade I don’t feel these “rough trails” you speak of

Everywhere the Jeep is street legal, for one.

If you are riding trails and doing general farm/ranch work you don't need a $13k side by side do you?

Define need. We don’t “need” our beloved Mopar muscle cars either, but most on here have one.

….actually we’re street legal here in good ole America! (AZ) just have to stay off the freeways

The Jeep is street legal as mentioned but it's also filled with 50 year old technology, uncomfortable seats (admittedly subjective), a buckboard wagon ride etc.
The golf cart is legal on the street in some areas and can be used to play 18 holes.
The riding mower would technically meet the "25 mph max" limits some places have on what can be used around town and it can mow your lawn.
Every one of them can go down a "trail"...unless your trails have a width limit.

All have their strengths and weaknesses. What's right for you may not be right for the next guy...it doesn't make either of you wrong.

"Tearing things up" and the price point has been covered.

Do you not grasp the word EVERYWHERE? More to America than AZ.

Don't like the seats in a Jeep? Get different ones, still well under $13.



You never learned the difference between need and want? Tell you what I told my kids growing up, crap in one hand, want in the other and see which fills up first.

Way to go Jay... LOL!

around here, all of the above mentioned vehicles will get you a DUI no matter where they are operated, if you are stopped by the LEO.
[DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE ! ]

Do you own a Mopar? I guess you "need" a Jeep, or did you fill your hand up?

As mentioned, I have a 2016 Honda Pioneer 1000 and wouldn't trade it for two Jeeps if I had to keep them. Been there and done that.

BTW, when did "need" come into this thread? J_Body posted that he bought a new RZR, nothing about "needing it". There is no "need" for any of the toys we have, that's why it's called a hobby.

What a stunning single-response rebuttal to a multi-pointed statement. I think it's time for me to take oldjoynny's advice.

I live on a mountain pass where people trailer their sxs in everyday to wheel. I explore the mountains in my Jeep Rubicon. I find it amazing what those sxs cost, but they’re toys, and toys are expensive. Snowmobiles too. To each their own.