^^^^ My guess would be he’s being sarcastic about snow checking
2020 release date?
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Wait a minute, you don’t expect businesses to run at a poverty level, selling everything for free? You don’t actually expect me to believe that they have high overhead costs above and beyond what any of us are thinking? That would mean that someone actually needs to think about it beyond “I want everything for dirt cheap”. Those businesses have outrageous overhead costs. Good ain’t cheap and cheap ain’t good.
So everyone knows how the game is played and people still complain about it? Dealers don't want to pay flooring costs on sleds sitting on the showroom floor all summer so they blow them out. They also don't want to be stuck with a bunch of holdovers. A shrinking sport means fewer buyers and new prices that don't reflect the true value of the product they are selling all contribute to this. Supply and demand will always dictate the true value of any product no matter what sticker price a manufacturer puts on it...
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Yup exactly! I called cat and told them I will never snow check a sled from them because of that huge rebate. Kick in the balls when a buddy waits until January and gets the same sled for 2k less. Polaris or skidoo never have that huge of a rebate early like that. I hate how cats dont hold value like polairs or skidoo. At least where i live anyways.
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Where I'm from its almost the complete opposite, cats hold their value but there arent a ton around. Polaris and doo on the other hand are a dime a dozen. I bought my alpha in late November and the local dealer already had '19 doos down to 11,500 because they had about 25 sitting on their showroom floor with another 15 still in crates. Theyve got a bunch of '19 polaris' kicking around but they havent discounted them yet because they still have '17s that theyre trying to get rid of...
You are dreaming more than the guys wanting a 900 factory two stroke turbo with a 375 lb dry weight... No company is turning down the money. Now some extra incentives for Snowcheck would be nice beyond just an extra year of warranty.
Polaris did it with the 850?
They still offer a lot more than a base model in season. Cat doesn't have nearly as broad of lineup to where they can do what Polaris did.
All just depends where you live and each year different rebates by different brands.
Last year locally we had cats holding great value and POO/DOO had some killer rebates and things took a dive.
Yamaha doesnt have a broad lineup :face-icon-small-hap
A quick google search shows plenty of the "snowcheck" only 850's available for sale. There is no such thing as a snowcheck only sled, there are always plenty at dealers to buy. Unless you are happy paying way more than a sled is worth to get a little extra warranty there is no reason to ever snowcheck a sled.
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Now that's some funny stuff right there! You had me going!
7 minutes of my life I'll never get back 
Now that's funny. Glad to see someone at Yamaha has a sense of humor. I think there's a hint at the 1:37 point with "Alpha One Vs. Mystery Sled". I am not an expert on the Alpha but I don't think that's the sled on the left?
