formula_iii
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I agree with fuji....Who wouldn't take it to the dealer first?, second an 800 for a beginner...thats an accident waiting to happen!
Sled won't start
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goofy600
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More people than you think!!!!!
POLARISDAN
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thats more like it..hahahahahahah
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yea i was wondering about that also..and never got the age of the kid...
it is a brand new sled . bring it back to st boini I assume and make them give u a new battery . buy yeah if u have even a little power u should be able to pull start
robgoggins
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Hi Snobuilder, while I'd like to think I was "bright enough" to earn the money to purchase new toys, others might just say I got lucky. ;-)
I didn't want to get into the dealership thing...but...we purchased them from an out-of-state dealer. Long story; I had my reasons and don't feel the need to justify it on a forum, but for the first time ever I purchased toys out-of-state. And yes, this little hiccup is one of the very reasons why I considered NOT buying them from an out-of-state dealer. I've called and emailed my sales rep for assistance but so far I've received no reply. Is it likely he's hoping I will just go away? Probably. If I was 20 years younger I'd probably raise holy ****. But today?...I tend to let this kind of stuff go and just look to solve the problem. And yes, next time I will buy local (again).
As for why we purchased a Ski-Doo, see previous note about being a rookie in this hobby. We have relatives who raved about Ski-Doo's. Additionally we have a local dealership that services some of our other toys that sells Ski-Doo's. (And yes, you are correct that we did NOT purchase the sleds from the local dealer...that's called irony.)
Hope this answers your questions.
sweeperguy
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You don't have to go to the dealer you bought from for warranty work. I bought my 12 IQ In Pennsylvania in March. Burned down the motor the next November, went to s local Polaris dealer to get it repaired on warranty
robgoggins
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Son is soon to be 17. He's been driving motorized vehicles of one sort or another since he was pretty young. He's handled everything from riding lawn mowers and golf carts to boats (of all types; including pretty fast ones), jet ski's, ATV's, dune buggies, manual transmission race cars, etc. So far he's proven to be very responsible with all sorts of vehicles. We'll be riding together this season so on the off chance he suddenly breaks the mold and decides to ride this particular machine in an irresponsible manner, Dad will be there to provide a course correction lesson.
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Yes, good point. If it's the battery I wasn't sure that would be covered under warranty. If I charge it, and that works, do you think they'd still deem it necessary to replace? And if I charge it and it holds a charge, how does the local dealer determine that the battery needs to be replaced? Is there a test they can perform on the battery that tells them if it's weak or not (even after it's been charged?)?
robgoggins
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Thanks Goofy600. I'll charge it this weekend and see what kind of impact that has on the battery and will take it from there. Thanks again everyone!
snobuilder
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Right on.....Don't know details of your deal but if standard stuff all doo dealers must complete warranty work. Dealers might not like it but part of the biz to be a dealer.
my 2 cents is, I too would be contacting a doo dealer and asking what options you have, as if this battery is NEW and dead, and its almost at its end of standard life cycle(3-4 yrs)
why not see if Doo will give you a new one, rather than charging this one and having it die in a few months or on the trial some where?
new sleds, should get new battrerys
you pay enough for them these days ?/
and on the flip side of things, I have seen several atv's that ran into a lot of computer/electrical issue's from sitting with dead battery's then charged then dead
and needed big repair bills from all that power no power, seems like these electronic's don't like Not having constant power to then, they get stupid or?? and causes them to fail a LOT sooner
so having a record at a dealer of the bad battery, MAY,(low odds maybe) save you some grief down the road??
and again NOT saying this is a a 100% deal on electronic's
just I have seen it happen on atv's kept at hunting camp, where they sit for months NOT used and always have dead batterys
and them dead batterys lead to hundreds of dollars in repairs on atvs with under 50 miles on them??(no power there to run trickle chargers)
so, my 2 cents, contact a doo dealer near you and see what they say, OR call DOO, and ask what to do?
why not see if Doo will give you a new one, rather than charging this one and having it die in a few months or on the trial some where?
new sleds, should get new battrerys
you pay enough for them these days ?/
and on the flip side of things, I have seen several atv's that ran into a lot of computer/electrical issue's from sitting with dead battery's then charged then dead
and needed big repair bills from all that power no power, seems like these electronic's don't like Not having constant power to then, they get stupid or?? and causes them to fail a LOT sooner
so having a record at a dealer of the bad battery, MAY,(low odds maybe) save you some grief down the road??
and again NOT saying this is a a 100% deal on electronic's
just I have seen it happen on atv's kept at hunting camp, where they sit for months NOT used and always have dead batterys
and them dead batterys lead to hundreds of dollars in repairs on atvs with under 50 miles on them??(no power there to run trickle chargers)
so, my 2 cents, contact a doo dealer near you and see what they say, OR call DOO, and ask what to do?
there just being nice cuz ur new
That didn't last long. Welcome to the forum!
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lenny
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They don't have a pull rope? Your kidding!
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No Lenny, that's the truth. Not many of the newer Doos have pull ropes. I couldn't believe it, but it's been that way at least 3-4 years now.
snobuilder
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Thats cuz most Doo owners are soft handed metro-sexuals who wouldn't know what to do with a pull start....but I agree I couldn't believe it when I heard that Doo eliminated them, too bad, at least a good Samaritan on a Poo could give the rope a yank and get the Doo guy rollin again.
Dead battery. The same is true for autos. If you buy a new car off the lot in the winter----before you do, tell them you want a new battery installed. Happened to me. Bought new car. Drove it 100 miles and stopped. Later, when ready to roll again---dead battery. Arrived at destination, went to start it again----dead battery. Dealer came and towed it in----replaced battery and alls well. A friend said that that was not unusual, that it happens quite frequently.
sweeperguy
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Thats cuz most Doo owners are soft handed metro-sexuals who wouldn't know what to do with a pull start....but I agree I couldn't believe it when I heard that Doo eliminated them, too bad, at least a good Samaritan on a Poo could give the rope a yank and get the Doo guy rollin again.
GOOD ONE THERE Sno.
groomerdriver
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Thats cuz most Doo owners are soft handed metro-sexuals who wouldn't know what to do with a pull start....but I agree I couldn't believe it when I heard that Doo eliminated them, too bad, at least a good Samaritan on a Poo could give the rope a yank and get the Doo guy rollin again.
HEY!! What sez you about us Yamaha 4S owners? Aint no rope starting these beasts...well I aint!
