I'm about sick of working on my Bearcat, it has been a lemon from the start. I'm a fourstroke fan, but, right now you can't get any of the Skandics with an ACE motor in them. One guy I know bought a new one last summer and it is still sitting at the dealer because the computer hasn't come in yet. Skidoo apparently sources their computers and possibly other electronics out to China and nothing is making it in.
Anyways a friend has a 2014 SWT with the 600 Etec motor in it. I've rode it in the past and it seems to have plenty of power and gets as good of fuel mileage as the 900 ACE SWT another friend has that I have used. Was thinking about trying to buy it off him, since he never uses it, I don't think it has been used since I used it guiding lion hunters for him two years ago. But I'm wanting a reliable sled, not another one that is constantly having to be worked on. I use a snowmachine every day and am usually by myself, so breakdowns are not convenient. But I don't know much of anything about the Etec motor, I know a few guys on here had them. How reliable are they? Would I be getting a reliable sled I don't have to worry about breaking down or would I be better off to try and limp my Bearcat through the winter (parts for it are also hard to find right now, the reverse went out yesterday and I'm currently looking for a shift fork for it, new ones are unavailable right now so trying to find a used one, I ordered an A-arm, all new bogie wheels and tie rod ends last spring to go through it all over the summer, just got the last tie rod end a month ago and the A-arm after Christmas.) and buy a new fourstroke next year? Assuming of course that the supply line issues get cleared up and new ones are actually available.