Buying guide · by the team at All-Terrain Motorsports, Grand Junction & Rifle CO · updated 2026-08-20
Every side-by-side on our floors is one of three animals: a sport machine built for speed, a utility machine built for work, or a crossover trying to be both. Buyers who understand the three types before shopping make faster, happier decisions — so here's the five-minute version.
Long-travel suspension, bucket seats, big power, no real cargo bed. RZR, KRX, Maverick, ZForce. If the machine's job is recreation — dunes, desert, trails — nothing else feels like a sport machine. The trade: they haul little, tow less, and premium trims get expensive fast.
Dump box, bench seats, towing capacity, gearing for loads. Ranger, UForce, Mule, Defender. If the machine will feed animals, plow snow, or carry fence posts more days than it plays, buy utility and don't overthink it. The trade: firm ride, modest speed.
Sport suspension plus a usable bed. General, and the sportier UForce/ZForce trims. Costs more than utility, hauls less than utility, plays less hard than pure sport — and is still the right answer for a huge share of buyers, because most real lives include both work and weekends.
Rough new-machine math in today's market: capable utility machines start in the mid-teens, sport machines run from the high teens to $40k+ for flagship trims, and crossovers sit in the low-to-mid twenties. Every price on our site includes freight and setup, so the number you see is the number — and financing prequalification takes about a minute online with a soft credit pull.
Be brutally honest about the machine's real job, buy the type that matches it, and only then pick the brand. Walk both our showrooms — Grand Junction and Rifle — and sit in all three types back-to-back; the right one usually announces itself.
Polaris RZR — 151 in stock from $6,499
Polaris RANGER — 98 in stock from $8,644
Polaris GENERAL — 18 in stock from $20,999
CFMOTO ZFORCE — 93 in stock from $11,799
CFMOTO UFORCE — 43 in stock from $14,999
Kawasaki Teryx KRX — 62 in stock from $18,999
Counts and prices update nightly from our live inventory. Website prices include freight & setup.
For most first-timers a crossover or mid-size utility machine is the smart start — capable everywhere, forgiving, and easy to resell when you know what you want next. Pure sport machines reward experience.
Realistically: mid-teens for solid utility, high-teens to mid-twenties for mainstream sport and crossover, $30k+ for flagship sport trims — with our prices including freight and setup. Used machines run meaningfully less; our used inventory is on this site with live pricing.
Yes — prequalify online in about 60 seconds with a soft credit pull that doesn't affect your score, then finish at either store. Trade-ins welcome.