Snowmobile suggestions??

KevinPlante · 10-09-2005, 09:33 AM

I think Polaris makes the best sleds. New/used depends on you. The value will drop quite a bit the first few years. If you can afford to get a new one, I would. Also, it is a good idea to buy where you ride. If you need service, it won't be at home. You will get taken care of much better for short notice, last minute problems if you bought the sled there. I personally wouldn't want to ride without studs - this is something to look into when you are getting ready to buy. If you will be on the lake riding, stop into HK Powersports which is across the street from the Burger King on Paugus Bay. Go in and look around and ask questions. You can learn a lot that way.

lakershaker · 10-10-2005, 08:55 AM

Thank you everyone for the great information. A forum member put us in touch with a neighbor who was selling a late model Arctic Cat 2-up. We will use that this winter, then maybe supplement it with another sled for next year.

SOMEONEGOTCHA · 10-13-2005, 07:45 PM

Happy for you. That is the best way to obtain one if at all possible. That way you have some idea how the machine has been treated and if it has been taken care of. Usually one has to pay a bit more for a well maintained machine, but I believe it is well worth it. Have fun and be safe.

10-10-2005, 08:55 AM	#2
lakershaker Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Rattlesnake Isl. - Simsbury, CT Posts: 274 Thanks: 91 Thanked 46 Times in 28 Posts	Thanks Thank you everyone for the great information. A forum member put us in touch with a neighbor who was selling a late model Arctic Cat 2-up. We will use that this winter, then maybe supplement it with another sled for next year.

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SOMEONEGOTCHA Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	To Thanks Happy for you. That is the best way to obtain one if at all possible. That way you have some idea how the machine has been treated and if it has been taken care of. Usually one has to pay a bit more for a well maintained machine, but I believe it is well worth it. Have fun and be safe. __________________ God Bless America

10-09-2005, 09:33 AM	#1
KevinPlante Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Portsmouth, NH Posts: 49 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I think Polaris makes the best sleds. New/used depends on you. The value will drop quite a bit the first few years. If you can afford to get a new one, I would. Also, it is a good idea to buy where you ride. If you need service, it won't be at home. You will get taken care of much better for short notice, last minute problems if you bought the sled there. I personally wouldn't want to ride without studs - this is something to look into when you are getting ready to buy. If you will be on the lake riding, stop into HK Powersports which is across the street from the Burger King on Paugus Bay. Go in and look around and ask questions. You can learn a lot that way.