I was shopping for Kodiak 450 last summer. Took my wife for vacation to Washington state in August and came back with brand new quad, winch, helmet, back seat (retail here for 299.99) all for $6300.00 US. Our buck was close to 90cents US. No state sales tax only GST on the border as Yamaha ATVs are made in the US. What I have saved helped to pay for our vacations - wife is happy. Lost warranty (for US only) but its only 6 months and did not have any problems yet.
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