I don't think they are an option in my opinion at all. We had one way back that I bought for a cheap price when we were first getting started. It was pretty much destroyed in a year of doing the work I do with the Mule and Gator. My neighbors have one and they are ok for hauling some stuff around and going from point a to point b but they are not going to do the work that a gator, mule, ranger, etc. will do. You can't carry near as much, you don't have the stability, horsepower, torque, etc., etc.