Could somebody PLEASE recite for me all the Polaris reliability problems? I keep reading all the Doo guys talking about Polaris reliability being an issue. Funny thing is, even on the internet where everything goes wrong and all problems are reported there are no reports of blown up Polaris sleds as the Doo guys seem to want to crow about.
I have been on a Polaris for the last three seasons and have missed ZERO days of riding with my Doo buddies because my Polaris is unreliable.
It is urban legend that the Doo is any more reliable than any of the rest. None of them break like they used too, that is my observation. My new Axys, a first year Polaris product has been stellar for reliability and performance. Poo has given me absolutely NO reason to change from the best mtn sled on the market, they have that cornered.
This topic baffles me where someone says they don't have problems with their particular item so it must be a internet hoax per say. I've heard guys say the ford 6.0 diesel is the best thing ever made cuz I've never had a issue with one and I've got 400,000 miles on it. Well I've been working on them since they were new and it's the second worse diesel made in the last 15 years, second only to the 6.4 from 08-10 which ford sued navistart for 2.2 billion dollars and won plus engine supply until the 6.7 came out. Just tryin to give a example since it is common knowledge not even debatable that Polaris has been the most unreliable sled on the market for mechanical the last three years. I did recite a small list of problems on the first page. Just cuz it doesn't happen to you has no bearing on what's true in real life tho. The service dept at Polaris is overbooked by me right now and full of broken down pros/axys. There's a axys there right now I just saw with the motor junk and it has super low miles. I'm my experience almost every time I ride and there's a Polaris 13-16 around the last 3-4 years atleast one has problems. Either doesn't run right, explodeds a belt, or breaks down and has to be towed back. Do brand new ski doos have problems, yeah. Do Boeing airplanes have problems, yeah. Everything mechanical has problems some have more than others and that's definitely been Polaris since the 2013 pro came out. Almost everybody knows stock Polaris is hard on belts, yet my good friend I went to high school with runs pros and he never has belt problems he never reads the Internet and he honestly didn't even know what I was talking about when I brought it up to him the other day, yet my other friend has bought 19 belts in 25 rides on his axys this year. Took a guy to Revy this year on his "far superior axys" and he couldn't even begin to keep up in the trees with a t3 and he blew a belt everyday and was scrambling every morning to buy a belt and it's only a 155. I can list some t3 mechanical issues for ya too if that will help. I guarantee you that there is no conspiracy against talking about Polaris problems when in fact they are all true statements.
...i think a guy has to decide based on his own criteria...to some, the light, maneuverable, poo is the best, besides they have the best kool-aide....but backcountry dependability is most important to many, the doo is aces in this regard...i still can't check a first year sled, but if things work out, next year is a given
