YOU ARE CORRECT!!!...down here in alabama they have started airing a cool Arctic Cat commercial on ESPN...shows the near automatic...first AC commercial i've seen

 

new automatic...

 

I have noticed it, I don't know how much anyone else has though. Back in October 98, when I got my AC 500, there were only a couple people on this forum with Arctic Cat Atvs. Now there are quite a few it seems. It seems to me that Arctic Cat's popularity is steadily growing. I mean, sure, the biggest problem with them is the heavy steering, but other than that, there isn't anything to complain about. They seem to be getting a honda quality track record as far as reliability goes. In my eyes, my 500 is just a Honda with a more powerfull engine and a lot better suspension and brakes. Thats why I bought it. Honda was the toughest and this looked even better. It all depends on advertising and promotion, but I think that Arctic Cat is getting a pretty good reputation going for them.

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Andy Bassham *(1999 Arctic Cat 500 4x4, 1989 Honda 300)*

 

Time will be the true test to see if Artic Cat does have lasting Quality without to many things going wrong like Honda.