This title may be a bit misleading before my massive rant of confusion. I had a M7 141". Loved it, but it was getting old and I'm scared of mileage. Went to an M8 in the meantime. Didn't take long, now I have a '14 High Country in the garage with 0 miles on it thanks to living in MN (being 5 hours away from any snow yet another year) and having a day job. Haven't been able to get west this year, but maybe that isn't a bad thing. Not sure I heard of much good snow when/where my friends went, and I still have no miles on this sled (that will come in to play later).
Long story short, I was happy to have a 141" again.....until I read the forum and saw the website for the new M's. I definitely feel like I blew my wad a little too early (man problems). Cat finally got back into mid track versions on the new chassis, and at the same time made the High Country even better as well. Go figure, this all came after I finally got myself to make a decision (which is a bigger deal than you know) and bought an earlier model. I can not believe they are producing both models, let alone making me decide between each one. They seem very similar, but props to giving the options. I can't complain about that. My biggest issue with my "brand new" '14 was the 42" ski stance, they fixed that, as well as a tunnel 6" too long for the track. I felt stupid when I got home and looked closer at that, but seems to be fixed for '16 as well. Either way, I am always behind the times regardless.
I am more than happy with all the updates to the '16 mountain sleds. I think they are coming along with a great sled. I have always been loyal to Cat, would love to have one of these new ones........and I can afford to lose 40 pounds as bad as the sled can. I'm sure some of the people ranting about weight in these forums are also fat like me.......makes me laugh. Fit people skip this sentence.......I understand weight is a big deal, but don't bitch about the sled weight if you won't commit to losing a few yourself.
I am scared to even ask how bad I would get reamed to trade my sled with no miles I bought as a carryover.....but it is extremely tempting. I do want to use it as a crossover, so my next issue is deciding between a High Country and an M8000 141".
The highly adjustable ski stance would have been great to get me around 40", but now the M's are maybe even too narrow for me I would think. So now between that and the 2.6" track would defy the point of me picking the M if I want to use it around home. Also, I forgot to mention the skis earlier, now I wouldn't have to spend $400 more on new ones for my current sleigh.
Then there are some things I don't know if I'd need or not. The full heat exchanger, probably can't be a bad thing for me? And adjustable handlebars, I don't believe I ever adjust them in the first place, but will my cover work (wow am I nitpicking). Then all the little options of the Limited Edition available in the XF model that isn't an option for the M chassis.
Anyone who has read this far should be saying this was an extremely pointless waste of time, and I pretty much answered all my own questions. But I would appreciate some opinions from like-minded people just in case I were able to make another plunge (that I'd rather not regret). I figure there should be some good input based on the people saying they were excited about the 141" option in the other thread. I suppose I can't be too frightened until I actually call a dealer to see what I'm getting myself in to.....hopefully I don't fall over and hit my head. Thanks for reading. Go Cat....
Long story short, I was happy to have a 141" again.....until I read the forum and saw the website for the new M's. I definitely feel like I blew my wad a little too early (man problems). Cat finally got back into mid track versions on the new chassis, and at the same time made the High Country even better as well. Go figure, this all came after I finally got myself to make a decision (which is a bigger deal than you know) and bought an earlier model. I can not believe they are producing both models, let alone making me decide between each one. They seem very similar, but props to giving the options. I can't complain about that. My biggest issue with my "brand new" '14 was the 42" ski stance, they fixed that, as well as a tunnel 6" too long for the track. I felt stupid when I got home and looked closer at that, but seems to be fixed for '16 as well. Either way, I am always behind the times regardless.
I am more than happy with all the updates to the '16 mountain sleds. I think they are coming along with a great sled. I have always been loyal to Cat, would love to have one of these new ones........and I can afford to lose 40 pounds as bad as the sled can. I'm sure some of the people ranting about weight in these forums are also fat like me.......makes me laugh. Fit people skip this sentence.......I understand weight is a big deal, but don't bitch about the sled weight if you won't commit to losing a few yourself.
I am scared to even ask how bad I would get reamed to trade my sled with no miles I bought as a carryover.....but it is extremely tempting. I do want to use it as a crossover, so my next issue is deciding between a High Country and an M8000 141".
The highly adjustable ski stance would have been great to get me around 40", but now the M's are maybe even too narrow for me I would think. So now between that and the 2.6" track would defy the point of me picking the M if I want to use it around home. Also, I forgot to mention the skis earlier, now I wouldn't have to spend $400 more on new ones for my current sleigh.
Then there are some things I don't know if I'd need or not. The full heat exchanger, probably can't be a bad thing for me? And adjustable handlebars, I don't believe I ever adjust them in the first place, but will my cover work (wow am I nitpicking). Then all the little options of the Limited Edition available in the XF model that isn't an option for the M chassis.
Anyone who has read this far should be saying this was an extremely pointless waste of time, and I pretty much answered all my own questions. But I would appreciate some opinions from like-minded people just in case I were able to make another plunge (that I'd rather not regret). I figure there should be some good input based on the people saying they were excited about the 141" option in the other thread. I suppose I can't be too frightened until I actually call a dealer to see what I'm getting myself in to.....hopefully I don't fall over and hit my head. Thanks for reading. Go Cat....
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