Cat marketing running circles around the competition, waving as they ride by!
- Thread starter kanedog
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yeah only took a decade, but they now have a sled that a few people actually want.
hopefully not to late though. one good year might not be enough to make up for 10 bad ones?
Cat401
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Caper11
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Lol. Yep my 13 xm was great. No complaints, although it was just a xp with a different suspension and body plastics.
exactly. it was model year 5 of the xp. 3rd year of the etec
Bnorth
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XM release was smooth for sure just like the T3, both were model revisions not all new. Whereas when the XP came out it was a disaster. The 800r was out the year before and was a bomb and still a bomb in the XP but so were the driveshafts, belts/clutching, and bulkheads.
Hahahahaha
To funny, ROFLMFAO - nothing has changed at DOOland in the last 12 years!
The same issues with each game changer release.....to funny!!
Doo does have the best marketing hands down no contest.
How else can you sell the same issues every time.......unless the soluble levels of heroin and cocaine have been increased in the doolaid????
BRP Engineering.....hey let's build a sled........then we'll try to make it work before the next release.
Don't panic its al in good fun.
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skegpro
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Is this next year?
FastFarmer
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they must be bringing something big out?
skegpro
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Huge!!!!!
3 axis of clutch wobble.
Hahahahaha
To funny, ROFLMFAO - nothing has changed at DOOland in the last 12 years!
The same issues with each game changer release.....to funny!!
Doo does have the best marketing hands down no contest.
How else can you sell the same issues every time.......unless the soluble levels of heroin and cocaine have been increased in the doolaid????
BRP Engineering.....hey let's build a sled........then we'll try to make it work before the next release.
Don't panic its al in good fun.
Ya, about that....ummmm lets see. The last 12 years at Cat.
- Soviet era Lada fit and finish.
- 1" of play in steering linkage from new.
- Ugly styling M series hood/ headlight looks like an alien's vagina.
- Diamond drive failures and pile ups for every ride.
- Park brake and controls that was designed by an 8 year old.
- A seat that had twice the surface area than my sofa at home.
- Bumpers that you can't get a gloved hand through to get them unstuck.
- Ongoing electrical issues for most years. Poor terminations and chafing through.
- Snow flaps that break off in winter weather. Who would have though that?
- Fisher Price displays. There cool if you still like the 90's.
- Constant grinding metal to metal noise in reverse.
- Aluminum lower gear. That won't wear out at all(sarcasm)
- Ongoing clutch issues. Exploding primary and belts. Leaving shrapnel in left leg.
- Air box systems that like to ingest snow for that perfect air/ snow mixture.
- Every fastener has a nut on the back. Two wrenches for everything.
- The usual mix of burnt and melted plastics/ harnesses under the hood. Poor design and placement in stock form.
- The richest and smokiest EFI system ever made. They should try DI for their 850... if they stick around.
- ****ty paint process and powder coating that begins to peel in the second year of ownership.
- Weak and bending tunnels under normal use. Need to be reinforced from new if you want to carry anything.
- High wear areas and pivot points with poor bushings that can't hold any lubricant.
- Still heavy pigs but lighter then a Yamaha.
- Exhaust springs that loose their tension after a few heat cycles. Making every others exhaust component looser than they already are.
I'm sure there's more. Feel free to add. If your the kind of sledder that likes to buy a new sled and enjoys lots of time in his/ her garage to fix and modify their sled before it can be used....Then Arctic Cat is the sled for you!
If your the kind of sledder that likes to add oil & gas and go riding than a Doo is for you!
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FastFarmer
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Round 1: Doo
Haha! Not at all. Just my personal experience working on Arctic Cats over the years. The funniest part of that whole list is how familar you are with every point that I made when you bought your cat! Lol!
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Actually that would be backwards.
Only owned Doo's before this Cat and have not spun a wrench on the Cat so you do your best to figure out where those other experiences came from.
lol
