Life Expectancy of 2018 Summit X

[coloradodirtbag]

Going to look at my first sled later this evening. It's a 2018 Summit X with 3,000 miles. How many more miles could I expect out of this sled? I'm guessing it could use a topper, but after that, good for another 3,000? What's your experience with these rev4 skidoos in terms of life expectancy?

 

[Turbo Thompson]

2017- blown primary at 2000 miles
2018- blown secondary at 2200 miles
2019- sold at 1700 with no damage
20.5 turbo- exploded rollers at 1500 miles
21 turbo- no issues at 1300 miles

This is personal experience with 850’s. I have a buddy that blew motors on 2017&2018 both at 3100 miles this year.

 

[Idahodoo]

Going to look at my first sled later this evening. It's a 2018 Summit X with 3,000 miles. How many more miles could I expect out of this sled? I'm guessing it could use a topper, but after that, good for another 3,000? What's your experience with these rev4 skidoos in terms of life expectancy?

It really depends on how hard it was used & and how well it was taken care of.

 

[coloradodirtbag]

It really depends on how hard it was used & and how well it was taken care of.

Judging by the pics, ridden by a young buck, ridden hard, put away wet. I think I already have my answer here, this could be a money pit. But at $5,500 is that a decent deal? I'm just worried I'm going to blow the engine at 3,500 and be SOL.


Looking to spend about 5-6k on the best used mountain sled I can find. I'm thinking I may need to switch to a 16+ M8000 to find something with low miles.

 

[Turbo Thompson]

5500 is a pretty good deal for the sled, but you need to have 3k set aside for motor repairs. Also the risk of being stranded would keep me away from that deal unless you rebuild the motor before you ride it.

 

[farmboy84]

I would stay away. They are way to expensive to rebuild. Take the 5500 + 3500 mimimum you'll need to put into it and go find a nicer sled with low miles.

 

[dooin800]

On my 2019 Summit X, all mountain miles it seized at 3006Km but I know of summits that have 5000km and still running.

 

[Blainelukens]

All depends, I’ve seen a couple go 5k plus original everything. I have a few friends with 3-4K miles without too many major problems. My 19 850 with all mountain miles lost a rod bearing at 2,900 miles and warranty is putting a short block in it. I keep up pretty well on maintenance and was surprised my 19 went down, kind of a toss up. If there is no maintenance records or it’s a rental stay away. It could work out ok, I guess I’d be tempted to at least put a top end in it upon purchase.