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Our Spanner Standard for Used ATVs and Side-by-Sides

Know the preparation included in your price.

Our 3, 4 and 5-spanner retail ATVs and side-by-sides share the same mechanical preparation standard. The difference is cosmetic. Each machine will be prepared to the Spanner Standard shown in its listing before handover. Warranty details are confirmed for the individual machine.

Same mechanical preparation. Different cosmetic finish.

Cosmetic preparation does not replace necessary repairs or conceal damage. Actual age, hours, mileage, equipment and machine-specific condition still matter.

3 Spanners

Essential cosmetics

Mechanically serviced and prepared under our normal retail workshop standard. Main panels, trim and seats are correct and serviceable. Normal working marks and sound visible repairs may remain: there is no discretionary cosmetic refurbishment beyond essential preparation.

Same mechanical preparation standard.

4 Spanners

Enhanced cosmetics

The same mechanical preparation as 3 and 5 spanners, with additional visible cosmetic improvements. Panel repairs are professionally refinished or panels replaced; torn seats are recovered or replaced rather than patched. Wheels are sprayed where required, and racks and bumpers touched up as needed. Normal minor working marks may remain.

Same mechanical preparation standard.

5 Spanners

Excellent used condition

The same mechanical preparation as 3 and 4 spanners, with the highest cosmetic preparation standard. All 4-spanner cosmetic requirements are included, plus exposed frame areas prepared, sprayed and tidied where required. The machine presents in excellent used condition throughout, allowing minor honest wear but no conspicuous defects. This is not a promise of new or as-new condition.

Same mechanical preparation standard.

Awaiting Prep and Ready to Go

Awaiting Prep means the work for the advertised standard is not yet complete. A graded machine’s preparation is only described as complete once that work has been signed off. Preparation grade and availability are shown separately.

Preparation level to be agreed

No preparation grade has been agreed for this listing yet. Please contact us to confirm the preparation included, the price and the individual warranty terms. An undecided preparation level is not a spanner grade.

Outside the vehicle preparation programme

Some items are not part of this vehicle preparation programme. No vehicle preparation standard is implied for those listings. Please ask us about that item’s preparation and warranty.

A few things to know

The Spanner Standard is a dealer preparation classification, not a customer review score. It describes preparation, not a machine’s age, hours or equipment.

Is a 3-spanner machine mechanically prepared to a lower standard than a 5-spanner machine?
No. Our 3, 4 and 5-spanner retail machines share the same mechanical preparation standard. The difference is the cosmetic finish.
Does the spanner number determine the warranty?
No. Warranty terms are confirmed separately for each machine. The preparation rating does not change applicable statutory consumer rights.
What does ‘Awaiting Prep’ mean?
The advertised spanner grade is the preparation included in the price; the work has not yet been signed off as complete. The machine will be prepared to that agreed standard before handover. Photographs may show its pre-preparation condition.
Does 5 spanners mean a new machine?
No. It means our highest preparation finish in excellent used condition. Minor honest wear may remain, and the machine’s age, hours and history are still relevant.