Side By Sides, UTV's, Whatever They Are Called

I live in a town of about 1500, and have been here for four years. The amount of Side by Sides has almost quadrupled in that time. I'm not complaining, I love anything that runs on petroleum, just noticing how many people are buying these, especially at the current pricing.

My coworker bought a Can Am a couple of years ago, right when they jacked the prices $10k overnight, for the exact same model as the day (year) before. The neighbor across the street just bought a Polaris XP for almost as much ($48.5k!) as I paid for my Scat Pack Widebody ($50k), both stupid prices.

My neighbor is semi retired and they use theirs like it's nobody's business, and they love it. Made me feel better about buying an overpriced car that doesn't get used enough.

I'd love one for the convenience, it makes sense, but I think I'll buy a Honda Grom before if entertain the idea of a side by side. I could get more than 8k miles out of the Grom, unlike most side by sides that need a rebuild or new engine by that time. That's what owners have told me, so that may be incorrect.

But it's cool to see them buzzing around town, and the four wheelers, and golf carts. I love living in a small town.

Who else lives in the country and experiences this new phenomenon?