FNG looking at a Northstar needing input and opinions

[ToyGuy]

I’m sorry to hear that. We spend good money and that’s the response you get? Unacceptable! I would send something to Polaris stating what they told you. I’ve had mine for 2 months and 800 miles with no issues. This is a dealer get ready problem and should not happen. It’s a given we could have problems but under warranty it’s no excuse. Wish you luck!

Thank you for your thoughts.

 

[ToyGuy]

Thank you for your thoughts.

Thank you for your thoughts.

Now another issue. The metal bracket that is adhered to the lower part of the windshield that includes the release handle came completely off! A new windshield is now required. Problem number four that requires dealership repair. This thing is a POS.

 

[BlackHills]

My family and I are Can Am X3 people (haters leave comments below). We love our X3 Turbo RR 4 door. I have the 64 inch, my son the 72 inch.

Why am I on Polaris Forum? Well, we love the X3 and it is a great UTV, however we are looking for something to putt around in on and off road without going full tilt boogie all the time. We found the 2024 Polaris Xpedition ADV 5 Northstar, fully enclosed (A/C is a bonus this time of year in Az).

I went to a local shop here in Arizona and looked at one. I know nothing about the unit, or Polaris in general.

So, my question to the great minds of the Forum are;
before we pull the trigger, anyone have any ups, downs, opinions, problems, or positive comments or experiences with the Northstar? Also, how is the ride?

Thanks for the input.

First of all the X3 it’s a great machine for what it is. Now the Xpedition it’s something totally different. First of all the suspension it’s dialed in perfectly. You can ride all day it will not beat you up and if you wanna start banging around, it will not disappoint you. Don’t expect to get the same power out of the xpedition that you have with the X3 turbo. For one the xpedition weighs 2400 lbs+ and it’s naturally aspirated engine with 114 hp. With that said it will take you just about anywhere you wanna go along with four of your friends. HVAC… I spent winters in Apache Junction and honestly, I don’t understand how you guys ride around without air-conditioning! The other thing is the fully (and truly) enclosed cabin. I don’t know about you, but I hate washing my car after 100 mile days. Now having to clean the interior on top of the exterior it just makes things so much worse. Not in the case of the xpedition! The only dirt that comes in is what you bring in with your shoes or dog. Of course you keep your windows rolled up in the windshield closed.
One less thing, you can put 32s on it no problem just don’t mess around with the clots“ recall” Polaris has out. You will lose power if you go on larger tires, especially if you’re caring five people!
Go get yourself one you wanna regret it

 

[New Polaris Dude]

First of all the X3 it’s a great machine for what it is. Now the Xpedition it’s something totally different. First of all the suspension it’s dialed in perfectly. You can ride all day it will not beat you up and if you wanna start banging around, it will not disappoint you. Don’t expect to get the same power out of the xpedition that you have with the X3 turbo. For one the xpedition weighs 2400 lbs+ and it’s naturally aspirated engine with 114 hp. With that said it will take you just about anywhere you wanna go along with four of your friends. HVAC… I spent winters in Apache Junction and honestly, I don’t understand how you guys ride around without air-conditioning! The other thing is the fully (and truly) enclosed cabin. I don’t know about you, but I hate washing my car after 100 mile days. Now having to clean the interior on top of the exterior it just makes things so much worse. Not in the case of the xpedition! The only dirt that comes in is what you bring in with your shoes or dog. Of course you keep your windows rolled up in the windshield closed.
One less thing, you can put 32s on it no problem just don’t mess around with the clots“ recall” Polaris has out. You will lose power if you go on larger tires, especially if you’re caring five people!
Go get yourself one you wanna regret it

Thanks BH; agreed on x3 vs Nothstar. I love the x3 for going full tilt boogy, but we wanted something to putt around, especially in the Arizona summers.

So, with all the positive feed back, we pulled the trigger this week and will pick up the new unit on July 2nd after it gets the add ons.

 

[DeerProcessor]

Northstar here and I love it. I run the east coast, Hatfield WVA, RR PA and other locations here with X3's, Turbo RZR's, Generals and RMAX's. I'm the only one with a Xpedition in my group and I can tell you its a great machine with a few pro's and cons. First, it blows everything other than the X3 and RZR's out the water. I can easily keep up, even in tight trails on the mountain. Pro's; great suspension and ride but you will chase the springs, they start sagging at 100 miles. Cons: Its loud inside, but that can be fixed with sound deadening. Biggest Pro, you are 100% comfortable and dry in any weather. Pull the trigger, you will be happy you did...

How does the 5 seat do on the trails in WV? Does it take the switchbacks well because there are a lot of those?

 

[New Polaris Dude]

How does the 5 seat do on the trails in WV? Does it take the switchbacks well because there are a lot of those?

Can't help you in WV as I am in Arizona, but I will tell you this, when I test drove it I was very pleasantly surprised on the turning radius. It has the same wheel base (64 inches) as my x3 and turns much sharper than the x3 does. On the X3 I have only had to do a 3 point turn on a tight trail a couple of times, so based on that I would say your would be good to go.

 

[Chief]

My family and I are Can Am X3 people (haters leave comments below). We love our X3 Turbo RR 4 door. I have the 64 inch, my son the 72 inch.

Why am I on Polaris Forum? Well, we love the X3 and it is a great UTV, however we are looking for something to putt around in on and off road without going full tilt boogie all the time. We found the 2024 Polaris Xpedition ADV 5 Northstar, fully enclosed (A/C is a bonus this time of year in Az).

I went to a local shop here in Arizona and looked at one. I know nothing about the unit, or Polaris in general.

So, my question to the great minds of the Forum are;
before we pull the trigger, anyone have any ups, downs, opinions, problems, or positive comments or experiences with the Northstar? Also, how is the ride?

Thanks for the input.

We have a 2025 and really like it have had the speed buggy’s now want something that clean smooth and still fun to drive and one that looks great ours is the black graphite nortstar love it

 

[jawshxpedition740]

Test drove the ADV5 on Saturday, it was 113. I drove for about 7 or 8 minutes out to a dirt lot and back and although it was not cold as my Chevy, I was very surprised on how comfortable it made the cab in that short of time. I am going to guess the longer I drive with more air flow, the better it would work.

Plus you can cap the filter under the hood and make it a recirculating A/C versus fresh air coming in. I have heard it gets colder that way.
I came from a maverick sport XRC and the xpedition is very nimble like my maverick was. I love the enclosed cab. pull the trigger.

 

[Chief]

Plus you can cap the filter under the hood and make it a recirculating A/C versus fresh air coming in. I have heard it gets colder that way.
I came from a maverick sport XRC and the xpedition is very nimble like my maverick was. I love the enclosed cab. pull

Our air works great and the cabin ke most of the dust out took a flash light and looked for any gaps and plugged them it came with lot of carpet type material all over the cab and back also installed heavy rut mats on rear cargo area and floors an the dust and sound are not a problem did buy a box of. Sound reading square to cut and in stall per a really good u tube video on it good luck

 

[Dale's Snake Pit]

Plus you can cap the filter under the hood and make it a recirculating A/C versus fresh air coming in. I have heard it gets colder that way.
I came from a maverick sport XRC and the xpedition is very nimble like my maverick was. I love the enclosed cab. pull the trigger.

Jaw, what do you mean by caping the filter? You take the filter off and plug the whole with something? It doesn't hurt the system? is it made to be run like that without being damaged? I am very curious about this. Thanks.

 

[DogRunner2]

I wouldn't block off the cabin intake. That would be hard on the fan motor imo.

 

[Kellyhoffmann]

I have been in automotive buisness for 50 yrs. Have installed hundreds of a/c units in cars and specialized in installs and repair. Just retired and purchased a 2025 Polaris xpedition. One of the first things I noticed was a filter under the front hood. Polaris calls it a hvac filter. There is also a foam filter below the glove box. I recognize this in my mind as the cabin cabin filter. Its job is to filter cabin air so the particles don’t enter the system and block the air flow through the evaporator core. Then you can simply change it on a passenger car, suv, truck . On the xpedition you can remove the foam filter clean it and reuse it. Mine was very dirty at 500 miles. Very important to keep it clean for maximum air flow and a/c system cooling. The way it works in automotive and now utvs is when turn the a/c on it pulls air from passenger side area through the Cabin filter and recirculates it in the cab to keep it as close to 42 degrees as possible. Now about the filter in xpedition hood area. If you are pulling outside (hot) air into the cab the system does not stay at 42°. It is like puttting your cars system on vent and pulling engine and outside air in. I took this filter off in the heat of the summer, blocked it with a 2 in. Rubber cap. I did check the inside temp. before with the filter on then off and blocked noticed a difference of 6° colder with it blocked. I am leaving mine blocked. Also keep the radiator and a/c condenser clean from bugs and dirt, this will keep the Freon pressure down and more efficient. Clean it with low water pressure garden hose being careful not to bend the fins on them.

 

[Dale's Snake Pit]

I have been in automotive buisness for 50 yrs. Have installed hundreds of a/c units in cars and specialized in installs and repair. Just retired and purchased a 2025 Polaris xpedition. One of the first things I noticed was a filter under the front hood. Polaris calls it a hvac filter. There is also a foam filter below the glove box. I recognize this in my mind as the cabin cabin filter. Its job is to filter cabin air so the particles don’t enter the system and block the air flow through the evaporator core. Then you can simply change it on a passenger car, suv, truck . On the xpedition you can remove the foam filter clean it and reuse it. Mine was very dirty at 500 miles. Very important to keep it clean for maximum air flow and a/c system cooling. The way it works in automotive and now utvs is when turn the a/c on it pulls air from passenger side area through the Cabin filter and recirculates it in the cab to keep it as close to 42 degrees as possible. Now about the filter in xpedition hood area. If you are pulling outside (hot) air into the cab the system does not stay at 42°. It is like puttting your cars system on vent and pulling engine and outside air in. I took this filter off in the heat of the summer, blocked it with a 2 in. Rubber cap. I did check the inside temp. before with the filter on then off and blocked noticed a difference of 6° colder with it blocked. I am leaving mine blocked. Also keep the radiator and a/c condenser clean from bugs and dirt, this will keep the Freon pressure down and more efficient. Clean it with low water pressure garden hose being careful not to bend the fins on them.

Kelly, I heard of this cabin filter, so I went into my local Polaris dealership to buy a new one and they said that there is no part # for it and it doesn't exist. Now I know that the parts guy could have been inept and didn't know what he was talking about, he also showed me a parts diagram on his computer and it did not show anything. So where is this cabin filter and how to you get to it? Thanks.

 

[Kellyhoffmann]

Kelly, I heard of this cabin filter, so I went into my local Polaris dealership to buy a new one and they said that there is no part # for it and it doesn't exist. Now I know that the parts guy could have been inept and didn't know what he was talking about, he also showed me a parts diagram on his computer and it did not show anything. So where is this cabin filter and how to you get to it? Thanks.

Under the glove box take out the push pins holding on the outer vent cover. Then you can see the foam filter.The foam filter is mounted to a rectangular piece of plastic.Mine was very dirty at 500 miles. At the far right of the filter there is a detent tab , pull the detent tab and pull outward and move the filter to the right. The left side of the filter has two retaining tabs that slip into the case from right to left. It’s a little difficult to maneuver it in such a way that you can get it out, but it will come out. clean the filter in your kitchen sink with a spray nozzle ,soap in the water. Reverse the process to put it back in and the two tabs on the left side you can’t see them go into the housing, but as you put the filter against the housing, slide it in from right to left so the two tabs go into the housing. Then lock it in with the detent tab on the right side of the filter. Once you do it practice makes perfect and the next time we’ll be a lot easier. The engineering of the filter is not that great. As the filter is not very big. I am going to experiment with mine. There is a company called Outerwares that makes a material that is a fine nylon mesh that you can possibly just blow out. Outerwares make a nylon sleeve to fit over the o.e. air filter also. I will find screen shot of the cabin filter I have and post it .

 

[Kellyhoffmann]

Under the glove box take out the push pins holding on the outer vent cover. Then you can see the foam filter.The foam filter is mounted to a rectangular piece of plastic.Mine was very dirty at 500 miles. At the far right of the filter there is a detent tab , pull the detent tab and pull outward and move the filter to the right. The left side of the filter has two retaining tabs that slip into the case from right to left. It’s a little difficult to maneuver it in such a way that you can get it out, but it will come out. clean the filter in your kitchen sink with a spray nozzle ,soap in the water. Reverse the process to put it back in and the two tabs on the left side you can’t see them go into the housing, but as you put the filter against the housing, slide it in from right to left so the two tabs go into the housing. Then lock it in with the detent tab on the right side of the filter. Once you do it practice makes perfect and the next time we’ll be a lot easier. The engineering of the filter is not that great. As the filter is not very big. I am going to experiment with mine. There is a company called Outerwares that makes a material that is a fine nylon mesh that you can possibly just blow out. Outerwares make a nylon sleeve to fit over the o.e. air filter also. I will find screen shot of the cabin filter I have and post