[Fiddyfoe]

Ive done my extensive research and Im ready to pull the trigger on a Venice.  I was just hoping some of you would offer any advice you may have.  

Im looking at a used 2018. Its pretty much stock and Ill be doing a lot to it as long as I can actually get my hands on the parts.

I know about the CV boots, that seems to be the most common issue.  What else should I be looking for before purchasing?

Do it. Great little machines. As stated by others, their service model leaves something to be desired. Take machine to dealer, wait till they get around to diagnosing and removing the offending part. They send broken component to VDH who mulls it over and at some point sends a new one back to dealer for replacement when they get around to it. A painfully slow moving regime on a good day that can end with the vehicle out of service for weeks if not months. If you’re handy with a wrench, good. If not, that business with the boots and bearings, if you even encounter them, is relatively minor and any competent mechanic can fix them relatively cheaply. I’d do that over waiting weeks or months. The eng/trans is a Chevy unit that’s been in production for years, not some rare, esoteric, weirdly configured foreign job. If the engine or trans, etc, implodes, you may want to go the dealer route, if in warranty, but the relatively small small stuff you or your home town wrench can handle. If you can afford a 30k toy, you should be able to easily afford a bearing or boot. These vehicles are fairly simple and incredibly easy to work on. I don’t do social media so my reach is limited but I’m not aware of any great numbers of catastrophic failures. All mfrs have them and I’m sure VDH has their share but I’d play the odds and go ahead and get one. Those you’ll hear about, the quiet, no-problem set, not so much. IIRC, there is a dealer in St Pete and one or two in the Orlando area. You’re golden, except for their repair regime. My nearest dealer is >200 mi away and let me know they likes them some ATVs. VDHs, we’ll get to it. Could be wrong but I got the distinct impression they weren’t making much off the mfr warranty reimbursements and are motivated accordingly. I’m approaching the 10k mark with no major problems just a bad stereo amp that got so painful trying to work through the dealer that I shelled out the $134 for a new one and mounted it myself. Oddly enough the pain rapidly wafted away with the breeze and the tunes.  Ahnold knows if you should buy or not, listen to him:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6P40wLThbc