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- From: jwgst2+@pitt.edu (James W Gourgoutis)
- Newsgroups: alt.snowmobiles
- Subject: Re: Questions from a newbie
- Message-ID: <10050@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP>
- Date: 22 Nov 92 22:09:50 GMT
- References: <1992Nov18.143434.2630@meaddata.com> <9859@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP> <1992Nov19.224112.4963@meaddata.com>
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- In article <1992Nov19.224112.4963@meaddata.com> dougr@meaddata.com (Doug Ritter) writes:
- >> I have a 1974 Ski-Doo T'NT 440 SE. It's in pretty good shape, but
- >>Can anyone tell me anything about this sled? What might it be worth? I
- >>MIGHT be interested in selling it.
- >
- >Just as a guess, I'd say $500. Your best bet would be to load it up and take it
- >The old T'NT was a classic, IMHO. If I were you, I wouldn't sell it.
-
- Why do you feel that the T'NT is a classic? Why shouldn't I sell it?
- I don't mean to bust on my own sled, but I'm curious as to why you feel this
- way. I think that the T'NT (at least as I know it) is an excellent all-around
- sled. It has a seat comfortable enough for two (although not for very long)
- it has a good suspension (for it's time--we're talking about the mid-seventies
- here!), it has a 440, which is plenty of motor for me, it's lightweight (
- (only 406 lbs., with the battery!), and it's VERY simple to work on.
-
- I used to try to find a comparable new sled each time the buyer's guide
- of Snowmobile used to arrive in the mail, but I never could come up with one.
- I used to think that the Ski-Doo Stratos would be a good replacement (if I ever
- got the money!), but then they discontinued it. Now, everything is liquid-
- cooled, which I don't want due to the extra weight.
-
- Ever wonder why they don't make free-airs any more?
- (P.S. Ski-doo made a free-air version of the T'NT, but mine's the fan-cooled
- version. I like the fan-cooled sleds better, but the free-airs were lighter
- and faster.)
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- James Gourgoutis
- Mechanical Engineering O
- University of Pittsburgh _ /__,
- e-mail me at: JWGST2@unixd.cis.pitt.edu (_) /(_)
- or JWGST2@vms.cis.pitt.edu
- Thanks! "Why am I so late? It took me
- 25 minutes to decide which bike
- to ride!"
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