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whitedust

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harvest1121 said:
I would see when that hat was made 1977?
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Seems like all my casual clothes no matter where I buy them say made in China. Been doing the Kohls thing everything made in China or India. Quality just not like it used to be at Kohls 10 years ago but I didn't look at made in labels then either.
 
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sounder

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Indy, what do you drive?

indy_500 said:
you just edited it, i clicked quote and it wasn't quoting what you said ;) what i hate is their made overseas, i couldn't stand the fact driving something designed by the japanese. Another thing, i like to work on my sleds. When looking under the hood of a yamaha, it's just so confusing. I want to clutch it, gear it, etc. etc. Do I wanna go 120 mph? No, i want it nice and snappy. Could i do that to a yamaha? yes... would i? no. I'm not saying yamaha sucks and it's terrible, not bashing it at all, i just won't buy one.
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It's amazing where this thread has gone! I admit that I have just traded my 05 Liberty 600 Polaris for a Vector GT LTX just like the pics from the OP. I'm really psyched to get it out in the snow! One of the biggest factors for me was the 8 mpg I got on the Po versus the 17-19 mpg I expect to get on the Yammy. Besides that, it's a nice sled and should last a really long time.

Anyway, the reason I wanted to post was to ask Indy what he drives? If you really think you can lie your life riding and driving vehicles that are only American made, you are way off base. The last car that was 100% American made was 1954 Lincoln. Since then, not a single car is 100% US made. In fact, many Japanese cars (built in the US) actually have more US sourced components and assembly than your typical Ford Chebby or Dodge.

No, I'm not trying to start a battle about US versus Japanese made vehicles. Just saying that the logic of "what i hate is their (sic) made overseas" is illogical unless you walk to every destination. No bicycle, car, bus, train, snowmobile or even skateboard is made in the US 100%.
 
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lenny

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indy_500 said:
5000 aint nothin, my last 2 poos i went to 8! :)
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I have a friend that rides close to 10,000 miles a year. A few years back he bought a non-yammi sled and said if he could 10,000 miles on it he would consider buying another one. He made it to 7800 and Ka-plow it went, blew the bottom end out but was under warranty, still took dealer in houghton 4 weeks to get parts and repair. Needless to say he went back to yammi. Last season he rode close to 9k even with loosing a month with a bad march. He's keeping his Vector ltx gt this season and will most likely see 20K on his 2010 model. High mileage guys need reliability and 2 strokes are inferior in longevity compared to the 4 strokes. He buys extended warranties just in case but never needed it for the motors.
 
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acatzl550

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lenny said:
I have a friend that rides close to 10,000 miles a year. A few years back he bought a non-yammi sled and said if he could 10,000 miles on it he would consider buying another one. He made it to 7800 and Ka-plow it went, blew the bottom end out but was under warranty, still took dealer in houghton 4 weeks to get parts and repair. Needless to say he went back to yammi. Last season he rode close to 9k even with loosing a month with a bad march. He's keeping his Vector ltx gt this season and will most likely see 20K on his 2010 model. High mileage guys need reliability and 2 strokes are inferior in longevity compared to the 4 strokes. He buys extended warranties just in case but never needed it for the motors.
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thats not really a fair comparison though unless he bought a comparable non-yammi sled meaning it would have to be a four stroke
 
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