There’s some great info and opinions on this thread. Too bad someone has to start with the trash talk and then half of the posts are just bickering.
Since 2011 I have owned a few Doos, a 2013 Pro 163 and a 2014 ProLite 900 that I modded EXTENSIVELY! For fit finish features and reliablitly hands down my Ski Doos have been the best. Little stuff on the Pro and the Cat fail and caused me issues. Is Poo still using that crap throttle block from the Pro on the Axys? I also had an injector fail on my Pro too. The Cat was just rough as a cob. Panel fit was terrible, the O2 sensor failed twice on me and caused issue all the time, the controls are clunky dated, the running boards were junk the e-start was janky and worked for the most part but never well even after a few trips to the dealer and the mid-range bog was an unsolvable problem that I just had to learn to ride around. The other thing was the steering effort was really high. I called that sled my training sled, I rode it just to get strong lol.
The only two issues I have had over 9 Ski Doos in the last 8 years was the fuel tank pickup recall and the gauge on one 2015 T3 that was on the third ?replacement when I sold it. Not once has a Doo ever left me stranded or failed to start for me.
Current sled is a 2018 Doo 850 174” stock except for shocks and I love it. I alos have an Alpha on the way and I am super stoked to try it. Sounds like the fit, finish and quality is way better than my 14 and the technical riding habits may be the best of any 2019 sleds.
Anyway thats my actual experience for what its worth.