New sleds for sale

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coldbear

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More SNOW equals more sled sales. It's not the manufacture problem. But the prices of these sleds seem out of reach!
 
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olsmann

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The only time to buy a new sled is between Feb 15 to March 31st. Unless you hate money and are willing to pay 25-30% more for a color choice or warranty. The extended warranty is nice, but not worth 3-4 grand to me
 
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olsmann said:
The only time to buy a new sled is between Feb 15 to March 31st. Unless you hate money and are willing to pay 25-30% more for a color choice or warranty. The extended warranty is nice, but not worth 3-4 grand to me
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This is a good theory. Especially when a second meltdown is on the way.
 
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snobuilder

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olsmann said:
The only time to buy a new sled is between Feb 15 to March 31st. Unless you hate money and are willing to pay 25-30% more for a color choice or warranty. The extended warranty is nice, but not worth 3-4 grand to me
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Ewwwww you be getting the evil eye from dealership right about now.
Here is what I think.
The price a sleds and cars/trucks for what it matters have the MSRP trumped up so high that even in a bad selling season the cushion is bigger than the unwashed realize.
Big business is designed to not lose money.
The guys in MN and elsewhere with these huge discounts are NOT doing so as good samaritans
 
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byr 13

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Attak man said:
Really?? They have improved their sleds vastly since 2008...I know...cause I had two 2008 Attaks..and my 2011 is a far superior sled...
You say they don't R&D anymore??
Eps
Exup
Ycct
Chassis dampeners
Dual Tuner skis
And the single shot skid
You can say what you like about the cat-yamaha agreement...some like it, some don't.
There are alot of vipers on the trail, and if you ask me..the sidewinder/thundercat is a huge hit for both companies.

I guess we will see in a couple weeks if the above mentioned items make it to a new yamaha model or two...the 2018 model release will be telling.

But....keep this in mind no matter what brand you ride...snowmobiling is a dying sport...it's far too expensive to be family friendly, and NONE of the manufacturers have done anything to reverse that trend...it was once a family friendly sport...with affordable models for each member of the family....not anymore....so....enjoy it while you can...I believe in less than one generation...this sport will be through.
If even one manufacturer leaves the game...it will be bad for the sport.
I hope I'm wrong...but it doesn't look good.
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i agree

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kip said:
byr13, hilarious:) Hmmmm, where could I possibly be from??????
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you don't ride
 
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kip

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You've got a point there, too busy taking care of guys like you so you can ride!!:) I usually get to do a little bit if winter hangs into March. I do race with my tanks though that just happen to beat all those light weight 2 strokers:)
 
SledTL

SledTL

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kip said:
If we see anything from Yamaha at this time I think it will be a price point platform type sled. They Phazer never took off and doesn't sell well at all as a new sled. We need that entry level sled as it can fill many voids such as the novice rider, trapper, fisherman, and rental fleet. It makes sense and I hope they get it done. I know it's not desirable for most people here, but all in all it's what's needed most. There may be many negative comments regarding the Viper but it sells and no one can argue that. At least here it does.
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I'm actually curious what people's opinion is on an entry level sled. It doesn't really pertain to most of the people on here, but the only thing that comes to my mind is that a sled manufacturer has to come out with something like the sea doo spark. Inexpensive yet still has performance and good looks, and then market that to young people/families. Obviously water is much more abundant than snow, but what is the practical sled to do that. I'll have a degree in engineering in a year and a half and a nice salary to boot hopefully, but not every 21 year old cares about sleds/has the extra cash to buy one for 10k.
 
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kip

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You're right SledTL. We'll see soon what they come out with. Congrats on the path you've taken, hope it all works out great for you and I'm sure it will!
 
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Hoosier

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SledTL said:
I'm actually curious what people's opinion is on an entry level sled. It doesn't really pertain to most of the people on here, but the only thing that comes to my mind is that a sled manufacturer has to come out with something like the sea doo spark. Inexpensive yet still has performance and good looks, and then market that to young people/families. Obviously water is much more abundant than snow, but what is the practical sled to do that. I'll have a degree in engineering in a year and a half and a nice salary to boot hopefully, but not every 21 year old cares about sleds/has the extra cash to buy one for 10k.
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Look at the Doo 600 carb or the Poo Indy 600. Both can be bought at $6K-$7K. The Cat 600's and the Vipers as leftovers this past year (and maybe now) were under $8K. Any of those sleds will do anything you need it to do for and aren't $10K. You could trail ride anything of them for 5 years and still get decent money out of them after that. Just because the high end sleds are ridiculous doesn't mean there aren't other options.
 
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1fujifilm

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SledTL said:
I'm actually curious what people's opinion is on an entry level sled. It doesn't really pertain to most of the people on here, but the only thing that comes to my mind is that a sled manufacturer has to come out with something like the sea doo spark. Inexpensive yet still has performance and good looks, and then market that to young people/families. Obviously water is much more abundant than snow, but what is the practical sled to do that. I'll have a degree in engineering in a year and a half and a nice salary to boot hopefully, but not every 21 year old cares about sleds/has the extra cash to buy one for 10k.
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The best two currently out there are the 17 Ski-Doo 600 carb and the 17 Polaris 600 CFI. Current prices are 6,699 and 6,391 respectively, quite a bit less than the 11.4 my 850 Rene was. Sometimes I thing; I should just get the 600 Carb as it presents a 4kish less up front investment and I probably will someday go back to a less expensive sled.
But, depreciation is the number two concern of mine as I buy annually. On an annual basis the 850 was less expensive than a 6k sled for the 2016/2017 season. It wont always be this way but a little research goes a long way, and we can plan ahead.

Bear
 
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