There was both a khaos and and pimped out 3" Axys sitting right next to the base model axys I bought. I bought the base model because a different track, tuned shocks and a wrap were going on whatever I bought and the 'upgrades' were pointless. There's a little more to it than poverty and lack of choice........ Elitism in sledding cracks me up. People wait for deals on all sleds midseason, not just base models.
How anyone can walk outside at any western trailhead in the US right now, look around at how many cats they see and refuse to acknowledge reality is outside my powers. They weren't selling sleds because they were stagnant and made it difficult for people to carry their line. Not because they didn't have pretty plastic colors. They're failing in market share because they're not innovating where it needs to happen. That's why they weren't selling many of the admittedly much too big of a model line they used to have. But instead of improving and focusing, they just cut, cut, cut, now they barely exist with pretty much two options in mountain sleds. It has nothing to do with 'what people will buy' because people DO buy new lower spec sleds from skidoo and polaris all the time. You're hearing from a few of them here but you're just writing them off as poor and opportunistic. Got another cat buddy of mine foaming at the mouth right now to drop his snowcheck money on a khaos as soon as he can in a few weeks here. People are leaving the cat brand for a reason. I know I won't be buying another.
I just placed an order for two FULL PRICE 600 RMKs for work. Certainly not paying 15k each for a cat but that's the only option with those guys.
There's nothing that would make me happier to see cat do what's needed to really make them a viable option again, trust me. There's still a part of me that's very curious about the release in two weeks. But seriously, skidoo just released another entire line in the US.......
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