[Nikal]

Looks like the Bass Pro relationship is already proving to be a winner for the consumer.

Wildcat XX. MSRP 21,900
Tracker XTR MSRP 17,999

Thats almost a $4000 difference.

At least in So Cal, the XX pricing is not much lower then MSRP, and thats due to low inventory and limited dealers. No dealer competition to force the dealers to haggle. Maybe now that they know we can go to Bass Pro and get it for $17.9, maybe they will want to lower the price.

Also just noticed the Tracker version gives you a 18 month warranty vs Arctic Cats 6 month. That’s a huge bonus. Reminds me of how Costco doubles the manufacture warranty on electronics & appliances.

 

[Nikal]

Yeah if you go to Tracker Off Road or the link on Bass Pro, the XTR1000 is not there. But if you follow the link above it’s still there??

I wonder if they pulled the link as they were not suppose to announce the XTR yet? If it was to complete mistake the actual web page would be gone and the link above would not work.

 

[Nikal]

Everybody!!! It’s not confusing like the guy in the video thinks it is. All Tracker branded UTV’s are Textron Arctic Cats. They come off the same production line as the Arctic Cat vehicles, including the XX. Everything is the same. Even the 2019 XX black color! Don’t look to hard to find something different. Besides some decal graphics they are the same vehicles.

There is no conspiracy or secret behind the whole deal. Bass Pro had a full press release about it.

Fact is Bass Pro has been an Arctic Cat Dealer for years. They carried limited styles of ATV’s and even a few UTV’s. So it’s not liked this is a new relationship with the two companies. What is different is that Bass Pro wants to brand the vehicles under their new brand.

So you might want to know how is this good for Arctic Cat? Especially with Bass Pro offering a no haggle price and longer warranty? Well we don’t know what Arctic Cat will do with their MSRP? Maybe they lower it? Maybe not? Really MSRP can be anything you want it to be. Dealers will adjust to a competitive price to sell machines. They can sell for the same or less then Bass Pro if they chose. I don’t know anyone who bought at MSRP. A few have said they paid less then Bass Pros price. The fact is Bass Pro is committed to buying machines from Arctic Cat. That’s a huge PO for Arctic Cat! This means Arctic Cat will be increasing production. Because Bass Pro is committed to buying a spacific amount of UTV’s, they are getting better pricing, which they are then able to pass on to the consumer. And really I think Bass Pro’s Pricing is more in-line where a N/A UTV pricing should be.

How many buy at Costco? I bought a new TV over the holidays. It’s the same spec LG TV that was for sale at Best Buy. Their sale price was $80 more then Costco. Plus Costco gives you a 2 year warranty vs Best Buy 1 year manufacture warranty. Then Costco had a deal for $1 you got a 3 more year Square Trade extended warranty. You might wonder how they can do it? It’s called contracts and volume pricing. Costco sells volume and demands better pricing. LG knows this and wants to be in Costco. Just like Arctic Cat wants to be in Bass Pro.

Another example is Best Buy’s Insignia brand TV’s. They don’t really build TV’s. Best Buy gets bids and the best deal they get is who they contact with to build their house brand TV’s that year. Two years ago I put two Insignia TV’s in my RV. They were actually made by Toshiba or Panasonic?? Yet they were cheaper then the brand name, and had all the same features.

 

[Nikal]

Unfortunately the used wildcat value will also drop more . Anyone trade in or attempt to trade in a older wildcat," forget about it". Loosing a dealer that you like, is a deal breaker for me. I usually don't buy from a business, that sells boats, RVs,trailers, watercraft and a long list of products. What super mechanic does it all?

Who says your losing a dealer? Arctic Cat dealers are not being forced out. Bass Pro is not going to be the sole dealership for Arctic Cat products. It could be that your dealer is no longer wanting to be a Arctic Cat Dealer?

If you dont like buisnesses that sell more then the particular item your wanting to buy, then that is your choice. But I know of lots of recreational dealerships that can’t survive just selling UTV’s & ATV’s, or just one brand of something. Many have to diversify into watercraft, street vehicles, generators etc..

 

[Nikal]

This does not sound good! Actually sounds stupid! Who is running Textron/Arctic Cat?

• [h=3]robbygordon[/h]@dezertfein I have Turbos on our XXR Cars and have been told for 2 years Turbos are coming and then January they told me the market doesn’t justify Turbos or 4 seaters What do you guys think?
  
  

 

[Nikal]

Got some disappointing news. I was told due to Arctic Cat restructuring and new board. They will be halting all new model releases until they can get a handle on the business platform and get the old inventory moved. They don’t want to take huge loses again. They project this could take a year.

So no XX4 for the 2020 model line up.
No turbo XX for the 2020 model line up.
No 72 inch XX for the 2020 model line up. (Did not know that was even a possibility!)

Good news is the XX is Arctic Cats #1 selling machine, and the new deal with Bass Pro & Tracker is a huge win and shows future stability for Arctic Cat. Their not going away, just going to take some time to right the ship.

Also the XX4’s that SpeedSXS will be making will be a Speed custom piece only available through Speed. So if you want any of the models above you will be able to get a custom version from SpeedSXS until Arctic Cat decides to green light and turn on production. Best thing to do is keep calling Arctic Cat and demanding these models. Let them know there is a market wanting them.