P1000 I prefer my 500 over the 1000

[bigbass]

I know it seems crazy but...i have had the 1000 4 months and have 5 miles on it and don't even care to ride it but I ride the 500 daily. Maybe I just need to ride it more.

 

[Admin]

 

[ToddACimer]

Ride it more

 

[Twangin]

Hmm I’m curious. Could you provide some more details on what you like more about the P500 and dislike about the P1000? I have the P500 and absolutely love it but it seems the only advantage it has over the P1000 is its price and it’s smaller footprint making it easier to maneuver if you ride in tighter places. That said, the P500 does very much give you the “one with the trail” feeling as you feel every undulation and change in the surface characteristics you’re riding on making you be a little more engaged in the ride. Maybe that’s what draws you in more?


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[100Acre]

I know it seems crazy but...i have had the 1000 4 months and have 5 miles on it and don't even care to ride it but I ride the 500 daily. Maybe I just need to ride it more.

Wanna sell the 1000? I'm in NC too.

 

[JTW]

Wanna sell the 1000? I'm in NC too.

No since in having a toy you don’t like or use!

 

[bigbass]

Honestly I probably have not given it a fair shot. I had to p500s for the last 2 years and always rode atvs instead of them. 6 months ago I took one of the p5s on a real ride the first time and loved it so much I turned right around and bought a 1000-5 thinking I would be strictly side by sides now. Been riding the 500 since while the 1000 sits in the garage. Need to just ride it more and I'm pretty sure I will be content.

 

[JTW]

Honestly I probably have not given it a fair shot. I had to p500s for the last 2 years and always rode atvs instead of them. 6 months ago I took one of the p5s on a real ride the first time and loved it so much I turned right around and bought a 1000-5 thinking I would be strictly side by sides now. Been riding the 500 since while the 1000 sits in the garage. Need to just ride it more and I'm pretty sure I will be content.

While I like the 1000 and I liked the p500 for around the house... there’s no comparison as far as trail machines. If you don’t HAVE to have a 50” machine.. the 1000 is a far better trail rig! Now.. I still have a fond place in my heart for 4-wheelers and the open feeling you get from riding them.

 

[DG Rider]

While I like the 1000 and I liked the p500 for around the house... there’s no comparison as far as trail machines. If you don’t HAVE to have a 50” machine.. the 1000 is a far better trail rig! Now.. I still have a fond place in my heart for 4-wheelers and the open feeling you get from riding them.

^^^ Not true.
He secretly loves the 500. A deep, throbbing, man love.
He sold it only because he feared society would shun him.

 

[JTW]

^^^ Not true.
He secretly loves the 500. A deep, throbbing, man love.
He sold it only because he feared society would shun him.

I liked my basket and tool box setup on the 500... I liked that it was built on a bulitproof platform... I liked the idea of the small machine but the lack of suspension and diff lock is was really holds it back as a trail machine. And it could use a little more pep in its step.

 

[DG Rider]

I liked my basket and tool box setup on the 500... I liked that it was built on a bulitproof platform... I liked the idea of the small machine but the lack of suspension and diff lock is was really holds it back as a trail machine. And it could use a little more pep in its step.

See!

 

[WildTurkey]

I know it seems crazy but...i have had the 1000 4 months and have 5 miles on it and don't even care to ride it but I ride the 500 daily. Maybe I just need to ride it more.

Doesn't sound like you've given it a chance with that time and mileage. Probably exceeded that in my second day of ownership, first 100 miles went by in a blur!
Nothing to compare it with except two Jeeps and it is way smoother on our gravel roads than either of those. Not an off roader but never hesitate to put it in a ditch or on the side of a ditch bank.
Put some miles on it and then reevaluate.