Experience with Yamaha RMAX side by side?

[Magnum Sherpa]

Does anyone own or have personal experience with a Yamaha RMAX? I’m thinking of buying one of the RMAX 4 Compacts (has 4 seats of which the rear two can be folded down for cargo, doesn’t have a dedicated bed/box).

I like the short wheelbase of this model for multiple reasons, and I don’t want a side by side that approaches the size of my full-size pickup as many seem to be. I’ll use it mostly for hunting and a little for rides with the family. 90% of the time it will only be used for 2 people, so I’m not worried about the small rear seats.

I have read some reports of catastrophic engine failures at low mileages, but most seemed to be due to lapses in maintenance or abuse of the machine.

 

[Gulf of America]

I have a 2018 Wolverine 850 X4 - different engine but similar packaging. I love the layout and it fits in the toy hauler, while still having a functional bed. I was between the Pioneer and the Wolverine, and a very lightly used Wolverine popped up first, but the tilt bed and ability to enclose the forward cab of the Pioneer would maybe be a selling point in that direction, as well as a traditional transmission rather than a CVT. I don't think you can go wrong either way though!