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Posted by: alltoys
Looking to see if anyone has any time on an AC 700. I just drove one in the parking lot this is what I found. I did not like the lag of the bottom end. I how ever like the rest of the machine. The IRS seems to be very stable no dipsy doodle as in other IRS machines or at least as bad. Not sure if I care for one brake lever handling both front and rear brakes. It started easy ran smooth had good ground clearance only short coming was the bottom lag. Does anyone have experience on the trails?
Posted by: alltoys
Wow, usually any and all new stuff hits the US market about 6 months ahead of the Canadian market. Thats great they hit both markets at the same time there's a feather in AC's cap.
Posted by: alltoys
Bump!
Posted by: alltoys
Moosicman,
Ouch at 11,400 plus 2 taxes that is rather high. I can't see the quad being worth much even with the pretty paint.
Posted by: Catterman
I don't know anyone on this site that has one yet.
Posted by: Catterman
It will be just fine. If I were to be buying a new ATV today without a doubt it would be the AC 700.
So, if anyone has a 700 they don't like and are wishing they would have got the H1, I will trade you even up. I will even include my camo seat cover.
I do love the H1 though, just want EFI.
Posted by: CATSKINNER
There is a few new owners of the 700 on arcticchat.com. I am taking a friend of mine to pick up his new 700 today. I will give you a report tonight on how it runs, if we don't get rained out this afternoon.
Posted by: Moosicman
Feather in their cap - I wish. They are just going after the "BIG BUCK$". They are using the old US exhange rate while the new rate has been around the $1.16 rate. The 700 efi is selling for $11,400 Cdn. That converts to $9804.76 at yesterdays exchange rate of 1.1627. One dealer told me that artic cat will not change their rates - it may confuse their customers with the prices already set in the books! Boy, wouldn't you be confused and upset it the "books" part would actually cost you less than it says?!?!
Posted by: LawdogB2
mcfd, please keep us informed on the status of your overheating problem. My brother is looking at one at the local dealership.
Posted by: LawdogB2
I don't think "I told ya' so" is the kind of help he's after.
Posted by: v2rider
I told ya to wait, and let them work out the bugs. You would of been better off getting an H1, or V2 which are almost perfected. Oh well, let the dealer work out the bugs for you, then it will probably be a sweet machine.
Posted by: MUDSPY
went out riding with a new 700 i have a new tony with about 300 miles on it it worked fine lots of torqe we were in lots of mud i run 28 muddzillas he runs 26 mud lights we raced in mud for about 200 feet in low gear i can beat him i think it was traction i also raced a 700 suzuki with a clutch kit cant beat him on hard pack maby after i get more miles on then i add a clutch kit and some other stuff ha ha
Posted by: Excavator
I have one picked it up last Thursday. Seems to run real well, took it to the mountains to check ditches and run it pretty hard for 30 miles. Never got hot and we were busting through crusted snow had to winch once and shovel once.
Starts good.
Other quad was a 06 honda rincon 680, I wish I would have bought anther one that machine is awesome. My 65 yr old dad rode it and all he did was put it in gear and go, no messing with the diff lock (automatic and worked great) no high and low range to mess with. We took turns breaking trail the Honda went as good if not better than the AC.
TO give the AC credit when I got back I checked the air pressure in the tires it bottomed my 8 pound gage so the dealer must not know how to use a pressure gauge. I put them down to 5 PSI and it is like a whole new machine for ride.
The tread on the tires is terrible it just fills with mud and will not clean at speeds under 20 mph.
I paid 8000.00 even for mine
Posted by: mcfd3211
i have a 700 with less than 25 miles on it i am having problems over heating.
Posted by: mcfd3211
i hope to find out something by thursday or friday. what ever i find out i will let you know.
Posted by: mcfd3211
i have a bad thermostat and switch. at work this weekend will get it back on monday can not wait to ride to make sure that fixed the problem..
