2021 Polaris
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Im out! even with a good dealer discount they are getting to be too expensive for the 1000 miles i get to put on in a year. Last new sled i bought was a 14 Assault and I paid under 11 OTD Current model. I will keep my eye open for low mile used to upgrade.
Poo needs to whittle down their line up and focus, with less sledders each year you don't increase models good lord; very bad business decision that can bite them in the pooper.
Just focus on a few and make them great, economies of scale and lower inventory can help with the pricing.
Unless, Poo is sitting on parts galore and needs to exhaust them (pun intended) before they can scale down their lineup I don't know what's going on.
For poops sake, I tried to build a sled similar to the 850 Gade X pack and can't decide is it the new VR 137, is it the XC 137 Launch edition, is it the Switchback Pro-S, is it the Switchback XCR, is it the Indy XC 137?
Final thought, let that beaver-tail die for crying out loud!
Bear
goofy600
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Bear, I would guess you are somewhat correct on leftover parts and a think all manufactures do that. Why did Doo keep making the XS chassis and now even the XP my guess is not that they are any cheaper to make but to use up parts. And I also think all manufacturers make to many models that overlap just to find that next little nitch in the game.
Totally agree fuji! Very confusing, even my very good Poo friend is the same way, and a dealer expressing he is in the same boat. "What do I want, this, that, or the other"? Poo has made great strides in the past few years! However, they could blow it all by themselves very quickly like this, with so many very, closely, conflicting models? Can you say Cats past practice?
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Not what we seen in Ontario 2 years ago.
I agree with your statement..plus, the XS 600 carb is around because they are making bank on it.
Been around for 12 years plus the motor for (maybe 20?), GREEDY BASTARDS!
Dealers have been saying the EPA was asking for that motor to be replaced for 10 years, looks like this is the year.
Bear
600 carb small block Doo first out in 99/00.
Wow!
I liked em though, had several from 2006-2014.
Clothes always smelled like oil.
Bear
Friend of mine ran a bunch of them without any failures. Decent mpg's too.
stamps and molds have been paid for for some time now . nothing but cash makers now . why toss them out in the trash pile if still making money ?
snobuilder
Well-known member
Is the 650 available in a basic no frills Pro-S?
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Looks like the pro s is being phased out....just the old 600 and 850 engines available....sad.
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Looks like the pro s is being phased out....just the old 600 and 850 engines available....sad.
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POLARISDAN
New member
what my friend..cant give UP the beaver..its the greatest thing ever!!
Yeah, well, and perhaps the most powerful "thing" (beaver) in the world, eh?
sweeperguy
Active member
Back to the sled - that 650 looks sweet, seems like a great deal for trail riders - 135 or so hp and on 87 octane. Pricing them out though it's only a $1,000 difference between that and the 850. You'd probably get that back at resale too - not sure how many 650's they will move unless they put more of a difference in the price. Maybe they will do that through rebates.
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Get my drift, buy the 850; the weight between 600 and 800 class sleds used to be an issue. Now, they are so close the 850 is a better value and will sell fast.
Bear