krom Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 How can this be??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripleflipper Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 13 minutes ago, krom said: How can this be??? If conditions there are anything like here, then very little snow is my guess. That being said, someone on here claimed they were sold out far before any snow had arrived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crnr2Crnr Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 normalized interest rates announcing the eigh fy eigh no trails open all not helping... but, those were all sold out last March I read here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bontz Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Every day I see this stuff, I can't help but laugh more & more at all the claims from ol' Jimmy Boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrinkly balls Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Wish prices were that cheap here in canada. One year warranty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crnr2Crnr Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 12 minutes ago, wrinkly balls said: Wish prices were that cheap here in canada. One year warranty? take delivery in June... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krom Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 (edited) 16 minutes ago, wrinkly balls said: Wish prices were that cheap here in canada. One year warranty? If its a snow check, that gets registered in the original order's name, 2 year. If its ordered for dealer stock, 1 year. Edited January 11 by krom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p51mstg Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 1 hour ago, krom said: If its a snow check, that gets registered in the original order's name, 2 year. If its ordered for dealer stock, 1 year. Mine was ordered by the VP of Sales at Arctic Cat on my behalf. I forgot to ask which warranty I got when I picked it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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krom Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 (edited) 1 hour ago, p51mstg said: Mine was ordered by the VP of Sales at Arctic Cat on my behalf. I forgot to ask which warranty I got when I picked it up. If you really want to know, post, or pm me the vin 1 hour ago, p51mstg said: Sucks to be sitting on all those units, and no snow this late into the selling season. I guess its still early in the riding season, but those are leftovers now. Textron has already eliminated their "minimum advertised price" policy on 24's, so with no snow anyplace dealers are going to be dumping them, and cutting each others throats to get out of paying interest on them. Will be interesting if Textron sticks to their guns on "no rebates, no extended floor plan, ever again". Edited January 12 by krom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not greg b Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 41 minutes ago, krom said: If you really want to know, post, or pm me the vin Sucks to be sitting on all those units, and no snow this late into the selling season. I guess its still early in the riding season, but those are leftovers now. Textron has already eliminated their "minimum advertised price" policy on 24's, so with no snow anyplace dealers are going to be dumping them, and cutting each others throats to get out of paying interest on them. Will be interesting if Textron sticks to their guns on "no rebates, no extended floor plan, ever again". They will back pedal real fast when dealers don’t order anything new or send their shit back to cat and tell them they are done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deephaven Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Not only on sale, but for less than what Jimwit paid. Add that to his aging and now antique procross and he screwed the pooch financially on his purchases. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnstang Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 That's a great deal someone should jump on that baby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member EvilBird Posted January 12 Gold Member Share Posted January 12 1 hour ago, Deephaven said: Not only on sale, but for less than what Jimwit paid. Add that to his aging and now antique procross and he screwed the pooch financially on his purchases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p51mstg Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Polaris and Ski Doo dealers near me are all offering discounts and low interest on their carryovers. My formative years were heavily influenced by small businesses and I sincerely feel for these dealers. However: 1 - This is a necessary market correction that is good for consumers, and 2 - Dealerships on the verge of collapse after surviving the rona and the boom that followed didn’t learn anything and should be reevaluating their business model. Same with Cat dealers who were taken by surprise by Cat’s 2025 model year reveal. It’s a bump in the road, not a big deal for any dealership who was being run correctly. Country Cat has had sleds when everyone was sold out in the past. They seem to be able to get sleds when others can’t, and they seem more willing to carry inventory at times of the year when others aren’t. It’s a risk, but as long as they can be successful - and they seem to be - then it’s a risk worth taking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krom Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 (edited) 2 hours ago, p51mstg said: Polaris and Ski Doo dealers near me are all offering discounts and low interest on their carryovers. My formative years were heavily influenced by small businesses and I sincerely feel for these dealers. However: 1 - This is a necessary market correction that is good for consumers, and 2 - Dealerships on the verge of collapse after surviving the rona and the boom that followed didn’t learn anything and should be reevaluating their business model. Same with Cat dealers who were taken by surprise by Cat’s 2025 model year reveal. It’s a bump in the road, not a big deal for any dealership who was being run correctly. Country Cat has had sleds when everyone was sold out in the past. They seem to be able to get sleds when others can’t, and they seem more willing to carry inventory at times of the year when others aren’t. It’s a risk, but as long as they can be successful - and they seem to be - then it’s a risk worth taking. Issue for most dealers right now, is that the amount of risk is unknown. Textron has said lots of times that they won't be offering rebates, and they won't be helping with floorplan. If they stick to that, its going to be tough for a lot of dealers. Country Cat will be fine, because they are an online parts store, not a sled dealer, they can easily subsidize the sales side of the business with profit from the parts side. In the past you could count on rebates being released with the new models, reducing the risk. The dealers who are stupid enough to order 800's are going to pay dearly for it Edited January 12 by krom 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crnr2Crnr Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 rebates on 2012's @krom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krom Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 (edited) 2 hours ago, Crnr2Crnr said: rebates on 2012's @krom That rebate has actually been around for a while, they have been doing a free second year warranty on mountain 800s since Nov 22 Edited January 12 by krom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICG Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 20 hours ago, p51mstg said: Sale ??? Sure would be nice to see the prices listed!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p51mstg Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 (edited) 1 hour ago, ICG said: Sale ??? Sure would be nice to see the prices listed!!!!! That's the great thing about Country Cat, everything is online. Took me 5 seconds to find the prices: https://www.countrycat.com/machine-inventory?cat=3815&product_list_limit=24 Edited January 12 by p51mstg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnstang Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 For sale not on sale.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK440 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 On 1/12/2024 at 6:37 AM, krom said: In the past you could count on rebates being released with the new models, reducing the risk. The dealers who are stupid enough to order 800's are going to pay dearly for it Not necessarily. There’s an old saying that you never buy the first year of any new snowmobile engine. Polaris does it the worst but Cat isn’t exactly setting any dependability standards since they dropped Suzuki with 2-strokes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krom Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 (edited) 52 minutes ago, AK440 said: Not necessarily. There’s an old saying that you never buy the first year of any new snowmobile engine. Polaris does it the worst but Cat isn’t exactly setting any dependability standards since they dropped Suzuki with 2-strokes. Worst year of new cat engine is still spectacular compared doo or poos 850 release. 14 600, 18 800, 20 800. None of them had wide spread engine failures. Worst engine issues cat has had since 98 was the second year of the gen 2 800. Even that was a fraction of the percentage of poo 840s or Doo 850s that blow up every year Edited January 14 by krom 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted January 15 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted January 15 On 1/11/2024 at 1:45 PM, krom said: How can this be??? Dealer near me…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crnr2Crnr Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 I'm torn... do I wait for the new F7 or just go with the ultra reliable race bred winning ZR7000/1049 ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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