Outlander 1000 or Grizzly 700 (reliable)

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I'm in the process to buy a new ATV and I'm struggling between buying a Canam Outlander 1000 (new) and a Yamaha Grizzly 700 (new). I know the performance of the 1000 is way, way, way superior that the Grizzly but what about the reliability.

I would appreciate to have some comments on the reliability of the Outlander ATV from Canam owner. This will be a big factor regarding my future purchase.
 

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I'm in the process to buy a new ATV and I'm struggling between buying a Canam Outlander 1000 (new) and a Yamaha Grizzly 700 (new). I know the performance of the 1000 is way, way, way superior that the Grizzly but what about the reliability.

I would appreciate to have some comments on the reliability of the Outlander ATV from Canam owner. This will be a big factor regarding my future purchase.

Kid has a 850 awesome machine, reliable is how you ride it, I have a griz, I like the griz for the soft ride but will never be king of the mud hole. 2 different machines but both awesome. Don’t know what the 1000 is like but tough to need more than the 850
 

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I am looking at getting a second machine myself. I think the consensus I have seen is that the canam 1000s are not nearly as reliable but people feel the power and fun factor is worth the reliability issues. I don't mind working on my quads so I would consider a canam 1000 (renegade or outlander) just for the experience. However, I keep flip flopping because $350 drive shafts and $1200+ dollar diffs just to make it more reliable starts to add up. In all honesty, I currently have a Grizzly 660 and have never felt under powered.
 

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The grizzly will definitely be the more reliable machine but if you're not riding hard, the canam is still not bad for reliability. The canam will also need a bit more preventative maintenance. I still have a blast rock'n the Grizz when my Outty is down for repairs. For my next machine, I'll have a tough time deciding whether or not to go back to a Grizz. ...but the power and Fox suspension on an Outty XTP will be hard to walk away from.
 

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Purchased two 800 XTP in 2013. Just serviced the clutches this year. One bearing seized in the unit I ride as too many mud holes without the mud tires. Upgraded the bearings to sealed NTN. Grease the quads whenever they get wet and man even with the stock tires the units pull well in deep water. Both units have all the skid plates. We ride old pipelines and oil lease roads that take us further into areas never traversed. Run premium and never had an issue with engine starting after a long winter.
 

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I've owned a 2012 Outlander 1000 and had zero problems with it. Granted I only put about a thousand kilometers on it before I sold it and bought a 2016 renegade 1000, but that machine was also Bulletproof. Now I have a Maverick 1000 and so far it's been great. I wouldn't hesitate on getting a 1000 over a grizz that's for sure
 

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It depends what is of most value to you if you want more power the Can-Am hands down if you want a reliable machine go Yamaha. I have a 2014 Grizz and 3 friends with 14 Outlander 1000 2 XT and one X We ride the same places and all 3 have had to do expensive repairs ( clutch, drive shafts, overheating and oil leaks ) I have only done basic maintenance work and I ride the most in our group. The Can-Ams are a hoot to ride but at a cost the Yamaha is cheaper to buy and less maintenance/repair costs. The only place I can't keep up with the rest is on a wide open dirt road but we ride a lot in the mountain areas and my quad works as well or better on some trails not sure where they stack up as a mud bloggers as the Can-Am has more power to help turn large mud tires. That being said both are good machines and as always power = $$$$
 

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I got a 2015 grizzly and it has been a tough as nails machine. Ridden with a few can ams and they seem hit and miss, but loads of power though.
 

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Why not look at a can am 650? Better power than 700 but less power than the 1000 so will be more reliable.
 

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I had an 08 grizzly 700 that i bought new and put 5000 kms on. It was completely trouble free for me. I sold it last year to my friend and he put on another 1000kms without issue. Last year i bought a new outlander 1000r and so far i have 1500kms. I had a rear cv boot clamp come undone and wrapped around the boot and thats about the only thing wrong so far. My feeling when i bought it was that the outty is not quite as bulletproof as a grizz but it would be worth it for the extra power. I am super happy with the outty but i didnt count on one extra cost and that is the cost of wearing out the rear tires much quicker when spitting rocks, doing wheelies and slinging mud. I smile everytime i ride the 1000r.
 

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Have 2 800 renegades, 12 and 14. Have not needed anything but gas, oil changes and new tires. I stay out of most mud though. 5000km on the 12.
 

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I have 2 Grizzlys but I won't try to sell you on them,all machines have thier issues,and I'm pretty sure you'd regret not buying the fun factor machine, I waste time wrenching on my grizzlys too.
 

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I had a Yamaha Grizzly 2013 that I sold earlier this summer and put 4000km on it. I never had any issues with it even if I was riding it a bit above the quad limit, but, I never played in the mud. This ATV is perfect on hard pack terrain, but, lacking of power in the winter condition (6'' and more of snow).
I mainly ride the winter trails at McLean. That is the reason why I wanted something more powerful due to the amount of snow over there. With the steep hill and snow, it was sometimes impossible to climb and was really lacking of power.
I've made my choice and just bought a Renegade 1000 Xxc 2018. I'm now looking forward to -20C and lot of snow.
 

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If you ride in the swamp at all I’d get the Grizzly on 28” tires. Lighter and shorter and still goes good.

I’ve had both and I’d rather have my old grizz back than my outty. Had lots of torque but it’s real heavy when she’s stuck.
 
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