I'm thinking about buying two of the smaller kids ATV's, like the Meercat 50's or 90's, for my two boys. Anyone have a good reasonable source for these? Best price I have gotten on a 50 with shipping is 485, or 752 for the 90's, with some in between... these prices are for each, not the pair, and this is at wickedrocket.com.

Any help would be appreciated.

-Steve

 

those are quite nice prices shipped. my advice: make sure they're 4-strokes and avoid CVT trannies -- the major differences in quality in those kinds of atv's tends to be in the tranny, suspension and brakes.

 

yea, when it comes to thos cheap knock offs the quality just isnt there. I'd suggest looking at the smaller polaris' and yamaha's

 

I know that.. you know that.. you get what you pay for.. but lets be realistic... do I drop 1800+ a PIECE on a brand name starter ATV, or 500 on something they can start on and will outgrow anyway.. these are disposable, and the sad part is, even with a brand name, there is no resale value on them. I have to buy 2 of them.. so, do I spend 3000 or more, or 1000, for something that is going to be used and outgrown in the same ammount of time? My neighbor has a brand name suzuki mini, and wants to sell it, and want's 1500 or more for it, because of what he paid... now he is kicking himself in the ***.

I'm not asking about quality, or longevity.. these are throw away ATV's.. I don't expect them to be top quality, but if they have a good base (like the 90's listed on there) I could upgrade and fab anything I would need to as long as I have a platform to build upon (front suspension, disk brakes, ect.)

I'm just looking for a supplier, not a question of quality. I do appreciate your input, but as said, you get what you pay for, and I know that. I don't expect them to last 10 years, they will outgrow them in 3 anyway... even if it is a brand name.

-Steve