Hey, I was wondering I bought a new 2001 Scrambler 400 2x4 for $4250 and 2001 Trailblazer 2x4 for $3100. Are these good prices?? And it is killing me. I have not rode either because they are put away (un-serviced) until Christmas week when Santa comes to see my son and I.

Chunky

 

That sounds like some decent pricing, but OUCH how can you stand to not ride them knowing that you own them for 70 somthing days, 10 weeks!! 2+ months!!! I feel your pain.

 

The prices sound pretty good to me, but there is absolutely NO way I could wait that long to ride them. Besides, those aren't the kind of gifts you can hide in the back of the closet til Christmas. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] Hmmm, an atv for Christmas... Would you be interested in adopting a 32 yr old son? hehe.

 

Chunky5678,

Those sound like decent prices, but what about your warranty?......You'll be wasting 2.5 months of warranty out of a total of 6 months, unless you went with the extended warranty. If you're going to wait that long, and the dealer is holding them for you, I would wait to do the transaction until right at Christmas......that way, you still get the warranty.

A little advice on the 400.......you can do a search on cold seizure on liquid-cooled 2-stroke engines........and it will reveal that you want to always allow your 400 to warm up before hammering on it.......a proper warm-up (less than 1/4 throttle until engine is good and warm) will prevent cold-seizure. On the air-cooled trail blazer, cold-seizure is almost non-existent, therefore, a warm-up really isn't required. The reason the liquid-cooled 2-cycle is more susceptable to cold seizure is that the cylinder doesn't come up to temperature as quick as the piston, and therefore, the piston grows in size at a faster rate than the cylinder.........this causes the seizure. Like I said, a good warm-up will prevent it.

 

Now I feel like I have been bent over and ______ without the benefit of a R.A.R. I paid a little over $4700 for mine. I guess that is the Chicago area for you.

There, I hope you feel better![img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]

As far as Christmas is concerned, HAVE IT EARLY![img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

walexa,

This is true if you are using an aftermarket forged piston. With the stock cast piston, the grain of the metal is aligned differently than an aftermarket forged piston. Therefore they expand differently as they heat. Generally speaking, the stock cast pistons are a lot harder than the forged Wiseco piston, so scuffing is eliminated. However you do have the problems with piston skirt breakage on the harder stock pistons when the machine is modified.

 

It is killing me this waiting. But because of the conversations on this board I went with Polaris over Yamaha. The warranty won't start until I pick it up, so nothing is wasted.

BTW: Is it a good idea to buy the extended warranty?? I plan on calling Rick to get the Stage One kit, so I dunno what (if anything) this does to the warranty.

Chunky

 

If I was in the same situation you are in, we would be opening christmas presents tonight! good luck with the wait[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

I'm in the opposite situation. I've got my girlfriend an engagement ring around June and it is killing me not to give it to her. I do want to wait for Christmas to give it to her, but I can't keep a secret worth a darn. I think she already knows, but after spending almost $1800 on the ring (that would buy a lot of quad stuff) I really don't have the money to buy her a gift.

Oh well.....