This will sound dickier or more arrogant than it is intended but if you can afford the top why not get it?
I've had buddies with gators and mules and rangers and can am mavericks (I think the can am is the maverick?). None compared performance-wise to the 1000-5 I decided on. Plus I needed it for my family of 5 without the thing being as long as a dang truck. I've ridden my buddy's 700 pioneer and there is no comparison there, either. I'm not a guy that needs to go 60+ down the road or trail but maxing out at barely above golf cart speeds isn't ideal either. Plus that extra power for hauling wood and rocks and crap around my property made a 1000 a no brainer.