My cousin has an old Polaris 4x6 Big Boss with the 250 2-stroke. He picked it up many years ago as surplus from a sheriffs dept. Don't know the model year, but the 4x6's are older than the machine you're looking at. The thing won't die. The 250 is light, simple and seems indestructible. A little noisy when wound up. Have blown the exhaust off when running it hard, just snapped back into place held by a couple of springs. No cooling system to fool with or add weight. Don't remember if it had electric start, but with the 250 2-stroke it doesn't need it. He uses it as beater at his camp - hauls wood, gravel, whatever. Hard to steer with a load of gravel in the back and no front wheel drive. If you need a work machine/beater could be a good choice. Check condition of the chain drive sprockets. I had a '96 300 xplorer (2-stroke, rear chain drive) for 12 or 13 years - only thing that ever did wear out was the rear axle drive sprocket. The 250 is small compared to current trends, but the old 2-strokes can be pretty good. You're not going to win any drag races but it will go just about anywhere a bigger machine will - maybe some places the won't with it's 6 wheels and lighter weight! You do lose ground clearance with the solid rear axle and sprocket.
