Bdawg

I m thinking about making a trek out to MI to get a good deal on some snowmobiles. Any warnings about this place. Good deals or Sour lemons?

Nutz4sand

Its an auction. Its where many go to get rid of lemons. You will have a few decent ones. I have seen people there switching plug wires on triples to make them not run right so others who do not realize this do not bid so high. I have also seen testtosterone get the better of men in the bidding and they bid the sleds far beyond what they can be bought at a local persons house where you can actually ride it and see it really run. Its just a "I gotta win thing" Gets worse when the bidders eyeball each other instead of looking at what they are actually bidding on. Great for sellers though when that happens.
You can walk around and fire up sleds and listen to them but not ride them. But most are already warm from others doing so.

So its a basic auction. Many sellers have set bid limits and if it does not reach thier minium they do not have to sell. Some want a fortune for a sled you can buy for 500 bucks any day of the week. Its your time to drive there and sometimes you get lucky. Myself I prefer to find one I can really see run and ride it.

I did not see this but a friend did there. He saw some people look at a sled they wanted (he was looking at the one two over from them) once they saw it as what they were after and liked it they put something in the tank that made it run like shit then not run. So they got a killer deal on the auction and took it home and cleaned the carbs which they probably would do anyways. If you go to sell a sled have someone keep an eye on it if its a good runner so it stays that way for max bid for you.

AMFRacing1997

i go out there every auction for the parts. I am BIG into buying up alot of used parts. As far as the sleds go, they sell for rediculous amounts. They are way overpriced at this time of the year and people do mess with them so they dont run, or they will take the keys out, i have seen people cut recoil ropes so they cant be started, disconnect some plugs. I have seen alot out there. I have been going constant for about 2 years now. I have bought a few older ones that i got a pretty good deal on, but as the last person said, i wont spend alot on something i cant run around. Your best bet would be to go to Craigslist.com and search around in your local area there. That is were i found mine and my friends have found theirs. If you do end up going, let me know and we can meet up and trade stories. I am always looking to meet other members.

Mike

kccats

I've bought several sleds there! There are some things to know, you have to pay extra for using a Visa, and you have to pay a comission as well!
Other then looking the sleds over very well in advance and write down the stock number as to not get confused!