I'm brand new to this site, just found it today. My main hobby is snowmobiling but dissapointing winter after dissapointing winter has taken it's toll. I was planning on ordering a new sled this spring. But I've been thinking about just keeping my current sled and selling a few other toys (boat and dirt bike) to pay for a new four wheeler. Don't get my wrong, I love my KTM but I'm just getting too damn old, fat, and basically out of shape to ride the damn thing. The last couple years I've had to train for at least a month or so to ride and then I'd go on a couple (2-3) rides in the spring and then I was done for the year cuz I would be back to my bad habbits. So that's basically why I'm looking at wheelers. The Banshee is the only quad I would consider as it's the only high performance 2-stroke left. Much to my dismay, when I looked at the Yamaha site today I learned that the Banshee is now history. I was happy to learn they still made it in 06 though and I spent hours trying to track down a somewhat local dealer that had a 06 holdover in stock. What I finally found was a 2004 model that is supposedly still brand new sitting in an off-site warehouse. According to the sales dude it's "never seen gas". Not sure if I believe that but I'm heading up there on Saturday to take a look. My question is, is this a good deal? $4,699 for a 2004 holdover. The more I think about it, it just seems kinda ok. Problem is I know nothing about ATVs or buying them. I buy sleds all the time and I usually get anywhere from 800 - 1200 off MSRP, 10-20% off accessories for 1 year, and 300-400 worth of mfg incentive. Are quads similar? This would be $1,300 off msrp based on 04 pricing or $1,500 off based on 06 pricing.
Also, I'm located in the Twin City area of Minnesota if anybody knows of any dealers that have 06's in stock.
