The reviews are coming in…….

I am more curious of the reviews on the cars when they have at least a few hundred miles on them. I think that would give us a more credible baseline to judge the dependability and performance of these cars. I think a few days in Glamis would be the ultimate benchmark. Night rides or early morning rides probably only way that will happen this time of year. Who’s gonna go out there and take one for the team? The Honeymoon period reviews are great feel good stories but not realistic. We already know these cars are good on paper and look great in person. The several hundred mile reviews should be coming soon. What I am concerned with, is the new buyers will be reluctant to tell us everything as they are probably in need of some warranty service. Nobody wants Robby mad at them. This is the joys of dealing with a small mom and pop operation as opposed to Can Am and Polaris dealers. It’s is in everyone’s best interest to get the dealer network up and running as soon as possible. Still looking forward to my car but actually happy I’m not in first few hundred.
 
Dunedog123 said:
I am more curious of the reviews on the cars when they have at least a few hundred miles on them. I think that would give us a more credible baseline to judge the dependability and performance of these cars. I think a few days in Glamis would be the ultimate benchmark. Night rides or early morning rides probably only way that will happen this time of year. Who’s gonna go out there and take one for the team? The Honeymoon period reviews are great feel good stories but not realistic. We already know these cars are good on paper and look great in person. The several hundred mile reviews should be coming soon. What I am concerned with, is the new buyers will be reluctant to tell us everything as they are probably in need of some warranty service. Nobody wants Robby mad at them. This is the joys of dealing with a small mom and pop operation as opposed to Can Am and Polaris dealers. It’s is in everyone’s best interest to get the dealer network up and running as soon as possible. Still looking forward to my car but actually happy I’m not in first few hundred.
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Not everyone cares about Glamis. I’m more concerned with a mix of desert and forest roads. Bombing around in the sand is really only a test on the drivetrain. I didn’t buy this for the HP I got it for the suspension
 
night9 said:
Not everyone cares about Glamis. I’m more concerned with a mix of desert and forest roads. Bombing around in the sand is really only a test on the drivetrain. I didn’t buy this for the HP I got it for the suspension
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Dunes are deceptive in that people think it’s only HP, to ride at a decent pace you need that suspension to not get beat up. Glamis eats up suspension and frames. Whoops, g-outs, chatter bumps, witches eyes galore.
 
M80 said:
Dunes are deceptive in that people think it’s only HP, to ride at a decent pace you need that suspension to not get beat up. Glamis eats up suspension and frames. Whoops, g-outs, chatter bumps, witches eyes galore.
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What better place to test the turbos and the cooling system, but not to mention it is where the car can use 100% of its horsepower and 100% of its suspension. This type of riding would also be great for testing CVs under load. Not to mention there are a lot of areas to jump in the dunes. The dunes would give the car a complete workout.
Additionally…
It would confirm whether the car has serious belts issues or not. The sooner all this get out on the table, the sooner the fixes begin. Whether it be by Speed or by the aftermarket
 
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Dunedog123 said:
I am more curious of the reviews on the cars when they have at least a few hundred miles on them. I think that would give us a more credible baseline to judge the dependability and performance of these cars. I think a few days in Glamis would be the ultimate benchmark. Night rides or early morning rides probably only way that will happen this time of year. Who’s gonna go out there and take one for the team? The Honeymoon period reviews are great feel good stories but not realistic. We already know these cars are good on paper and look great in person. The several hundred mile reviews should be coming soon. What I am concerned with, is the new buyers will be reluctant to tell us everything as they are probably in need of some warranty service. Nobody wants Robby mad at them. This is the joys of dealing with a small mom and pop operation as opposed to Can Am and Polaris dealers. It’s is in everyone’s best interest to get the dealer network up and running as soon as possible. Still looking forward to my car but actually happy I’m not in first few hundred.
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I agree with duners reviews but too hot for G right now. There is 1 guy so far running at Idaho dunes with paddles which is a good test. But he has not posted much unfortunately.
 
Eljefe1950 said:
I agree with duners reviews but too hot for G right now. There is 1 guy so far running at Idaho dunes with paddles which is a good test. But he has not posted much unfortunately.
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Yep, there’s Vent Racing on IG with the red white and blue car on paddles who was going to do a review and Idrvmike on IG who was also going to do a heads up comparison between his Speed car and the Polaris turbo R if I remember the model right? Anyways, looking forward to that review!!

edit: Yeah here’s the IG where I saw that.

 
Eljefe1950 said:
I agree with duners reviews but too hot for G right now. There is 1 guy so far running at Idaho dunes with paddles which is a good test. But he has not posted much unfortunately.
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If there’s a will there’s a way. I guess I look at things differently :)
 

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Dunedog123 said:
What better place to test the turbos and the cooling system, but not to mention it is where the car can use 100% of its horsepower and 100% of its suspension. This type of riding would also be great for testing CVs under load. Not to mention there are a lot of areas to jump in the dunes. The dunes would give the car a complete workout.
Additionally…
It would confirm whether the car has serious belts issues or not. The sooner all this get out on the table, the sooner the fixes begin. Whether it be by Speed or by the aftermarket
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As a long time Glamis and desert rider and driver, I’ll have to state that a car that’s perfect for the dunes, is not a car that’s perfect for the desert, forest trails, mudders, etc.

Case in point: Funcos. Almost everyone will say these are the best duning cars ever built.
But they are not suited for any other terrain.
Some manufacturers build great desert cars that people use in the dunes, and are happy with em.
But a rock crawling jeep wouldn’t be much fun in the sand. and so on.

Think several hundred miles of all types of terrain will give us all a good look at what works, and people’s opinions. Areas for improvements, maybe refinement by the SpeedUTV team. All in all a great job.

Also add that a good driver can make a bad car shine, while a poor driver can make a great car look more like a piece of junk.
There was a point in time where a buddy of mine went through Mendeola and Fortrin transmissions like they were paper toys! About two busted one each season in Glamis. Meanwhile, another driver, who drove harder, more trips and also did desert runs, with a heavier car, bigger motor but only a 2D - never broke the transmission.

Meanwhile, I’ll keep the beer cold, and the popcorn handy for the show!
 

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