600 vs. 800 resale

[Indy_500]

I plan on snowchecking a 15, price difference for me is $830 between the two. I'm concerned about resale of a 600 versus an 8. I was going to get the 6 as I'm a flatlander and I wouldn't mind the slightly better reliability and fuel consumption but now it got me thinking about resale of a 600 rmk. They seem a little harder to sell... What's your guys thoughts?

 

[goforbroke]

I've been trying to buy a used 600 for the last year, they resale higher and are gone faster than an 800!

 

[rockinmranch]

tttt

 

[Chadman]

I totally agree with goforbroke. The 600's appeal to a broad base of people (wives/girlfriends, teenagers, guys wanting a reliable back up, etc) and since there does not seem to be very many out there on the used market, they tend to go fast as long as the asking price is reasonable.

 

[04proxr800]

A 600 assault might sell better then an RMK since the assault is the flat land king vs the RMK which it set up for mountain riding. 800 would be more equal in the assault vs rmk I would think. Reliability between the two is the same... you just see more 800s cause they are in the mountains, and someone who buys an 800 usually beats the piss out it! And if the 600 was trying to follow the 800 all day the 800 would be more reliable...

 

[rockinmranch]

I can promise you that reliability is not the same. I have seen that statement made many times in other threads. I don't know where people are coming up with this concept. Since 1997 my rental business has 4-10 600's per year. I'm confident to say I have owned at least 70 600 rmks over the last 15 years. My rentals all go down the same trails under the same conditions on the same days, and for the most part, riding the same areas. Sure the guy who rents the 800 may ride a little harder. Until last season I had never had a single motor failure. Last year I had one loose a crank at 4000-5000 miles. I run all of my sleds to over 7000 miles before selling. Now my 800's typically loose a motor between 2000-3000 miles, although I have a 2013 that made it to 3800 before it went down. Also know of a rental company that ran 6 600's for several years as guide sleds. All of those sleds made it to 12,000 with no pistons or maintenance. There is no comparison for reliability between the 600and 800.

 

[Indy_500]

Keep your opinions coming guys! Thanks to those who responded so far. I've never owned an 800 before from what I can tell everyone seems pretty impressed with the new 600. I've owned a 500 ves 700 non ves 600 ves 600 HO and a 600 HO CFI and have been more than pleased with the power of all of them. I currently have an 08 600 CFI 155 and I'd like a little more go and am thinking the 10 more horse will make a difference out of the newer 600.

 

[Super A]

Reliabilty is definitely in the 600's advantage, how many 800's do you see for sale on Craigslist "with 400 miles on a new engine". You rarely see that as a feature in a 600 ad. Currently there seems to be a very strong market for used 6's, I have spent the last couple weekends riding the wife's 600 and have had a few guys in the parking lots ask me if I was interested in selling it.

Buy the 600 and enjoy it.

 

[waxer]

i have at least two people ready to buy my 600 if decided to sell, of course they all want a deal,lol!

 

[duamy]

buy the 600

I bought a 2013 Indy 600 for 5800 it's added a 144 2 inch paddle track and ext. Put a white windshield and skid plate on and pro taper setup lowered the gears and have less than 7k in it I came off a 12 pro 800 which I miss at times but my new sled goes through snow like I never thought it would and I have 5k in the bank

 

[jakey-boy]

Of all the reasons to not buy a 600 the resale its the last I would worry about. I was looking for a 600 for the girl for a while. They are hard to find and usually sell for as much or more than the comparable 800s.

 

[MATCO]

The 600 is awesome. I have one as a backup for when my turbo 800 breaks and when I ride it nobody believes it's a 600. Stock 800 vs. stock 600, you can feel a difference but nobody with a 800 can outride me when I'm on the 600.
I know there isn't a weight difference but the 600 does feel lighter, maybe because of less rotating mass and vibration.
I think you will not regret a 600.

 

[Teth-Air]

My son is 200 lbs and rides our 600 very hard. I cannot catch him on my 800 and I am not a bad rider. We ride trees on very steep side hills. The sleds are usually full throttle for way too long. We had to put pistons in the 2013 600 already at near 2000 miles as the compression was down to 105 psi.
I guess putting pistons in is just a 2 stroke tune up but my point is that riding style may have more to do with it than people think. I will say 2 more things about the 600. If you gear it down it really responds well and secondly it stays cooler than the 800 in marginal snow. I think the trail riders may be seeing best results due to the cooler running motor.