thanks for all the help i found a 2001 ac 500 auto with a winch for $7000.00 can. about$4800.00 us. the honda 450 in the same town is over $8000.oo can. with no winch looks like i'll be buying the 500 unless some one can give me agood reson not to use for work as i am a outfitter
for moose and bear and fishing and need reliablty

thanks for your help
sturgeon landing outfitters
sturgeon landing sk.
sturgeon outfitters@sk.sympatico.ca

 

Sturgeonjim,
Greetings from "Speedy Creek".

I don't know your dealer, but I had good luck at the following dealer.
I have no financial interest etc in his business. He gave me a good deal.
Kind of a long way from you, but then just about everything is. (vbg)
In your situation, I personally would rather utilize a manual rather than a belt drive. Just my opinion

Brown's Leisure World
Yorkton, Sask.
1-306-783-9022

Good Luck.

 

thanks barry will give them a call,not that far as i have freinds and customers in the area what do you think of the price and have you heard of any problems with the auto the reason i,m thinking the auto is better is i have hunters with no experiance and ther their hard on the quads i have that are standard

thanks
jim
sturgeon landing outfitters

 

Go buy the AC500, you won't regret it! Cats are just starting to catch on around here and I hear nothing but go things. My little 250 hasn't let me down (even when riding with SP500's and a couple of 450s). I truly believe the Cats are built better and are geared towards "real" technical trail riding. Honda’s suffer from a lack of ground clearance, limited rear suspension, and weak front diffs. After several long trail rides with many different brands I’ve grown to appreciate both Cat and Polaris (the new Griz is nice too). Just my 2 cents... Take it or leave it.

 

sturgeonjim, how many miles are on that 500 auto you found for $4800 US?

 

power cat
theres 130 miles one year warrenty it was a demo what do you think
jim

 

Jim,
The price of the AC 500 doesn't sound all that bad...especially if it is a Warn 2500lb winch. (2002 400 4x4 manual was $6800 Can) I think Arctic Cats are proving to be just as reliable as any Honda and are sure built strong.

From what I have read, I think the Arctic Cat autos are just as good as any other belt drive auto, if an auto is what you gotta have!

 

That's a very good deal! Is it in good shape? No major flaws?

 

power cat
looks just like new, drove it seems like right milage by looking it over, no marks on skid plate tires in goo d shape, might get price down a little or some goodies thown in if deal now as theres not much intrest in febuary up here

jim

 

Sounds good to me too. If you are going to be doing any deep 18"+ I would recomend the manual or an 02 auto. The vent system on the 01 and00 autos was too low. It isn't a problem unless you go through really deep water and mud. They have changed this on the 02s though. If you won't be going this deep don't worry about it.