Boonbocker1

20 800 ctec

On 7/19/2021 at 9:22 PM, mnstang said:

Slime must have been an auto correct, calm down with your TDS Textron derangement syndrom.  By all accounts I've read on "the internet", cat would have been done long ago if Textron didn't buy them.  As in closed up and done.  Whatever shortcomings you might think about Textron, it's better than no cat at all, and also, Cat sleds are way better right now than the day Textron bought them.  So I just don't get it, Textron may not be the ideal owner, but they're not the villain or enemy by a long shot.

TDS.

I'm hung up on the fact that most of the guys who made the cat sleds that created the brand loyalty are gone..by choice or were fired.   Saying the old guys needed to go to make way for young blood is relying heavily on the fact that one thinks management or a big check book is what makes a great sled.  I think it's the people that make the sled great.   Loose the people and all you have is a brand name and a location 

31 minutes ago, SayatodaU.P.eh? said:

I use kiddywampus all the time. Usually draw the A waaaaaaaay out as well, for extra effect. 
 

I don’t know about this used sled market bs. I bought my 21 for what I thought was a pretty fair deal, albeit at Easter time, but I couldn’t get one bite on my 2006. I get it that it’s used but hell I saw ragged out Edge and Firecat chassis going for more last winter. Which reminds me, I should probably list it on fakebook marketplace again. It’s almost August. 

If ones in the position to sell and wait things out until everything normalizes,then now is the prime time to sell.  I sold my 800 indy last winter for what I paid for it new in 2015.   I Picked up a 650 vr1 in spring  with 120 miles on it for 10k.   Should easily sell that for more and use the money towards the new 650 assault I sno checked.

I may be looking to offload a 2021 650 137 vr1 with 120 miles on it.   Sounds like now may be the perfect time to list it

Why would a cat faithful buy a new chassis cat next year?  All the legendary cat engineers etc were mostly fired or quit on there own.   The new cat chassis will likely be a hodge podge of old cat expertise combined with new textron cost cutting measures.   There's a reason alot of cat greats quit and there's a reason that some of the few who stuck it out were fired.  Smells to me like textron was pushing their ways down cat engineers...many didn't like it and quit.   The ones who remained either fell in line with textron or were shown the door

I went 7s purely due to resale.  I went with an assault and figure the assault name alone along with all the bells and whistles is more likely to sell vs the standard switchback xc.  

Ordered mine yesterday..and a 120 for my youngest son

This is all sort of funny.  I think most of us at one time  or another posted how another one of us was the reason HCS was in the shitter.  That claim was usually brought on by a madcatter arguing why sales #'s don't matter or while defending textron

Lets get this forum started properly with a topic we all know will cause alot of heartache, arguments and namecalling

https://snowgoer.com/news/2021-snowmobile-of-the-year/29002/

Anybody heard from Ramrodsted?