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2 hours ago, Puzzleboy said:

Bieber is Chinese?

HAHA.   I am not sure what JB is driving right now?  

We have a University of Waterloo campus in town now and the Lambo with snows is sitting out front fairly regularly.  

11 hours ago, Puzzleboy said:

Saw this average car on the 401 today.  Wonder what his summer car looks like. 

Guys that are that rich dont care about the road conditions.   My buddy owns a Porsche dealership and he says the majority of 911 owners drive them year round.  There is a chinese kid in Stratford that has snow tires on his Lambo.  

A 350EXC will barely have enough power.   My Husky FE350S was a dog in the motor dept.   I think a 500EXC would be the better way to go.  

On 11/30/2017 at 6:53 AM, Glenn in Caledon said:

Finally got a shipping notice for the new sled saying it's built and on it's way. Picked up a new tow pig this week too.

Almost put 50 miles on it before I started changing shit lol.

Nice truck.   I am sure I will find the passenger seat quite comfortable this winter.  

2015 Arctic Cat XF9000 LXR TURBO

1600 miles

Bone stock

Bought new in 16

$8995

(519)276-1385 cell/text   

The owners at Brian Kurtz Trucking in Breslau are all sledders as well.   They have shipped motorcycles across NA for me over the years.  

8 hours ago, irv said:

Ford outsold GM (U.S.)  and Ram also outsold GM.

Friend of mine purchased a 2016 GM 4x4 ext cab last summer. It has been in the shop for a new rad, brake lines and speakers. Not sure the mileage but I am betting under 25,000 km's? Needless to say he is none to happy, especially since none of these are rust related or abuse. Brake line fittings leaked, rad also leaked and the speakers squealed when he entered the truck or just randomly while driving it.  Pretty sad for a company that use to be the no# 1 seller.

http://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2017/04/usa-march-2017-pickup-truck-sales-stats-best-selling.html

Thats not what I meant.   The market in the USA is flooded with used 2016/17 F150s - especially CDN ones.   Used GM trucks are holding their value better right now than Fords.  Its supply and demand.   

11 hours ago, atc said:

Apparently it didn't go south 

http://www.southoakvillechrysler.ca/used/Ford/2016-Ford-F-150-fd10ffe70a0e08bd7ae817cf650beaa2.htm

The 2016/17s F150s are in very low demand in the USA.  The market is flooded with them.  I cant get enough money for my 2016 F150 Sport to justify dealing it.  I will finish out my lease and re-assess at that point.    

One of my best friends has shipped almost 500 vehicles to the USA this year.   According to him, the Dodges are in the least demand of any full size truck as the warranty is not valid in the US.  Drive them until they have 70000Km and you are OK, but a 10,000km Dodge isnt really in that much demand.   Last year, Fords were all the rage and so far this year, GMCs are in the highest demand.  

42% support is still another majority govt.  

Unless things dramatically change, Justin Trudeau will win the next election.   He is polling at huge approval numbers.  The Conservatives will need a really strong leader to beat him.   

I wash my boat every time I pull it out of the water.   

7 hours ago, Puzzleboy said:

Let us know when those beatdowns commence!  Looks like the Polaris butthurt is still raging...... it's already April, and they're still rambling on incoherently..... 

Have seen a couple late model Indys and Assaults on Kijiji for $5000...... I thought you guys claimed their resale was good? 

4 year old unsold Indys:

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-snowmobile/ottawa/liquidation-brand-new-old-stock-2014-polaris-indy-800/1247530129

 

I watched all those sled go through Adesa Montreal about a month ago.   They were all from a dealer in Newfoundland.   There was a bunch of Polaris and a couple of Cats.  The Polaris were all warranty registered mid-Feb/17 and have 2 yr factory warranty on them.   

You are more than welcome to try it sometime.   

Just brought this home today.  

You can only write off approx $800 per month nowadays.  

My buddy is a Porsche dealer and I was surprised when he told me that the majority of his clients are cash buyers.   No finance/lease.   Just scribble out a cheque and leave.   

The big problem is when people blow their brains out buying a house only to find out that the house doesnt appraise for anywhere close to what they offered and they suddenly need to come up with a bunch of cash to make the numbers work.   This is happening pretty regularly in my area. 

Has Tesla ever turned a profit?  

On 4/7/2017 at 1:50 PM, 02sled said:

I agree... too many live pay cheque to pay cheque without any backup money in the bank or investments to draw on.

A standard rule for lenders is that your monthly housing payment (principal, interest, taxes and insurance) should not take up more than 28 percent of your income before taxes.

Using that $800K mortgage with payments of $1655.76 bi-weekly that's $43.049.76 a year. If that's 28% of the annual income. They would need a combined income of $155K per year.

The average Ontario combined family income in 2014 was $78,790. About 1/2 of what is the minimum requirement to carry that $800K mortgage. Sure makes me glad I haven't had a mortgage in a very long time.

I couldnt sleep at night with an $800K mortgage.   

1 hour ago, Glenn in Caledon said:

Up to 730miles. Had to limp back in to town this afternoon. Turns out the spark plugs need to be tight or it starts to detonate and goes into limp mode. 1700 miles after they were installed.

Meeting up with Kyle and rob in the morning.

I bet detonation caused the loose plugs not the other way around.  

41 minutes ago, Glenn in Caledon said:

Heading to Cochrane in the morning for 5 nights. Meeting up with Kyle and rob on Thursday or Friday morning.

Have a good ride.   

2 hours ago, Puzzleboy said:

Apparently absorbed by Scott.  No idea if they still sell those types of coats.

 

Correct.  They are rebranded as "Scott" today.   I dont see many people wearing it though.

FXR seems to have the lower priced gear market cornered and the guys who dont mind spending more wear Klim.  

I still own a belted Reima and dont wear it on my sled any more.  It is almost 20years old and still is a better jacket than most of the new coats on the market today.

Word coming from the BRP dealer meeting last week is that the 850 has close to a 30% failure rate.

I honestly havent seen it but it sounds as though the rod is actually bolted to the crank on the 850s.