Convince Me

[crossfire879]

I have been thiking about getting a new sled for next year. I currently ride a 08 M8. I switched to arctic cat from brp in 08 because I didn't care for the xp. I have been looking at proclimbs but part of me is thinking about switching back to ski-doo and getting a summit. I have done the reading but wanted to start this thread anyway. What do you guys like about the summit xm? What would you change or what things bother you? I asked the cat crowd to convince me to stay, now I am asking you xm crowd to convince me to switch lol.

 

[SidewaysInto3rd]

go ride one .. you will convince yourself

 

[crossfire879]

go ride one .. you will convince yourself

Yeeaaahhh thats a problem. I don't know anyone with one and I don't know when I will make it out west again to either rent one or demo one.

 

[MATTIAC]

How about post after post of guys buying or snowchecking after getting their first ride. Even my brother was a die hard Polaris guy. Put him on a XM and he was hooked. Best in class hp best fit and finish lowest oil and fuel consumption priced right great warranty looks sexy 16" wide track, easy to start. But like said above. Ride it and you'll see why the doolaid tastes so good

 

[CUSO]

Go to Raven motorsports. They should have a sled for you to try out. Just tell them your story.

 

[ferniesnow]

www.skidoodemoride.com for a demo in your area. You can sign up for various areas and it is free. Hurry cause it fills up fast.

BTW, Mattiac hit the nail squarely on the head.

 

[snopro]

The sled will sell itself once you throw a leg over it. Its not an XP anymore.

 

[crossfire879]

Appreciate the comments so far. The price will probably play a role in my choice. I have read lots of great things about both machines. I left my rev (which is still have and ride) for the m series and told myself I would never own an xp. But like you guys have stated, the xm is not a xp. I am sure both sleds will be nimble and nice to ride compared to my current tank. I need to get some seat time on both. Keep the comments coming.

 

[MATTIAC]

I like the oil jug on do better. I like how the side panels come off on the doo better. I like the simplicity if adjusting the clutch better on the doo. It's easier to put a can on the doo. It has a 16" wide track, I don't like the plain metal color tunnel on certain model of cat.

 

[rsaint]

The sled will sell itself once you throw a leg over it. Its not an XP anymore.

Have to disagree sold mine because was not my riding style

 

[Dazzler]

The sled will sell itself once you throw a leg over it. Its not an XP anymore.

I'm confused snopro... was there something wrong with the xp?? Please explain what the difference could be between the xp and the xm?

 

[teeroy]

I'm confused snopro... was there something wrong with the xp?? Please explain what the difference could be between the xp and the xm?

translation: it took skill to make an XP work. now with the XM, any spode can look good.

 

[CUSO]

Crossfire didn't care for the XP. Check the first post

I'm confused snopro... was there something wrong with the xp?? Please explain what the difference could be between the xp and the xm?

 

[maxwell]

I'm confused snopro... was there something wrong with the xp?? Please explain what the difference could be between the xp and the xm?

nothing wrong. with time products get better. understandably an idea you may not be used to yet.

 

[maxwell]

I have been thiking about getting a new sled for next year. I currently ride a 08 M8. I switched to arctic cat from brp in 08 because I didn't care for the xp. I have been looking at proclimbs but part of me is thinking about switching back to ski-doo and getting a summit. I have done the reading but wanted to start this thread anyway. What do you guys like about the summit xm? What would you change or what things bother you? I asked the cat crowd to convince me to stay, now I am asking you xm crowd to convince me to switch lol.

next time your in valemount shoot me a pm you can try mine out for a half day. ill take your pro and ill show you the differences.

 

[Dazzler]

translation: it took skill to make an XP work. now with the XM, any spode can look good.

Sounds like the same report from back when the 2011 polaris pro was released!! interesting

nothing wrong. with time products get better. understandably an idea you may not be used to yet.

Really Maxwell... from your posts this time last year, it didn't sound like the DOO could get any better!!! What ya think, is there any room for improvement for 2014?? LMFAO

 

[snopro]

Have to disagree sold mine because was not my riding style

Your certainly in your rights to say that. I know of one guy that just finds it to tippy for him. He is set in his ways, and likes to sit on the sled. Not everyone likes them but the majority are loving them.

 

[snopro]

I'm confused snopro... was there something wrong with the xp?? Please explain what the difference could be between the xp and the xm?

There was nothing wrong with the XP in 2011-12. The sled needed a narrower ski stance just like it had in the early to late proto stages. There was a bazillion of them sold so somebody must have loved them. As far as the differences....its well documented. PM me your address and I'll flip a brochure your way. Bahahaha

 

[maxwell]

Sounds like the same report from back when the 2011 polaris pro was released!! interesting



Really Maxwell... from your posts this time last year, it didn't sound like the DOO could get any better!!! What ya think, is there any room for improvement for 2014?? LMFAO

Always. I sit here on snow and mud a lot, listening to some hair brained ideas, I go ride 70 days a season, I sit there with my riding group a discuss improvements, I go on skidoo VIP tours, discuss with some high up folks @ skidoo. and the conclusion is always wow this sled is awesome will be really hard to top next year. There is hardly anything I would change about it. In 2012 we thought hard about the improvements required and all we came up with was the running boards. Then they totally blew us away with the t motion and chassis refinements. Now this year same position I can sit here and think all day and I really come up empty handed with what more I want out of a sled. As again skidoo will probly suprise me in an area I never even considered. So to answer your question simply the XM can get better an will get better. And when I got on my 2010 when it was brand new all the same thoughts ran through my head. Then they introduced the Etec. And again the ball was rolling the sled got better. Of course in 2010 it was the best sled on the snow and i had never had so much fun in my life. Now I don't really want to ride it. Things progress I'm not goin to deny that and I'm not going to buy an XM and say its better than your pro rmk in 5 years because things change. Despite what I say there are talented engineers brainstorming 24 7 to build the next hot product. That's not my job and that's why I say things like I do. Because I don't create or imagine those ideas someone else does. But I am fortunate enough to ride a brand new sled every year and one that is slightly better than the last because our manufacturers keep improving them.

 

[underdog]

Your certainly in your rights to say that. I know of one guy that just finds it to tippy for him. He is set in his ways, and likes to sit on the sled. Not everyone likes them but the majority are loving them.

I think I know that guy too!