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[sal0118]

seeing what advice you all have on the best service, prices, quality work in saskatchewan?

[gopherchoker]

My vote is for Prairie Wind here in weyburn. Amazing service and great guys to deal with!!!!

[sal0118]

thats what i have heard, never delt with them but sounds like i am gonna give it a try when i go buy my new sled in a few weeks

[jdflatlander]

I have not bought personally, but I know quite a few guys from Saskatoon that buy faithfully from dealer in Meadow Lake. I believe its Renegade Recreation. From what they say pricing is competitive and service is excellent. Might be worth the drive.

[Manatee]

Where are you from.

Bakers in Kipling is excellent from my experience. Stay away from PS in Regina IMO.

Unless all you want is colored side panels and ski loops.

[2002mxz800x]

pines power sport marine,has always been excellent to me. give them a call. they have 5 or 6 different demos for you to try out, every tuesday. i think there prices are the best and service has been second to none.

[yamahaslayer]

I cant stress enough to anyone on this site................... Pines doesn't stand behind thier lousy work, learn to do stuff yourself and save on the dealer mistakes. Pines did a "check over" on a friends sled, including cleaning the carbs. Sled made it ten minutes down the trail and leaned out on one cylinder. Found loose carb boots and dirt in the carb bowl. They took zero ownership. This sled was under 1000 km also and worked like a charm before they touched it.

[Rotax_Kid]

I live just outside of Regina and do most of our business in Swan River at Williams. We used to buy quite a few machines in Lintlaw. When ownership changed a few years back, we called for a couple of quotes on new machines and never recieved a call back, so decided to try elsewhere.

[05_sum_adren]

renegade recreation in meadow lake. great guys to deal with and very friendly. sleds are always on time when ordered or earlier than expected. sales man are very knowledgable of products and mechanics know their "edit for bad language". very satisfied customer right here.

[scrolanky]

I bought my first new sled this year and from other friends advice went with Baker's in Kipling. Awesome to deal with and will be going back there again in the future.

[BigMur]

I bought a new 2011 Backcountry at Pines a year ago. The 2012's were out and the deal was worth the drive from Regina. I bought a bunch of accessories and had them professionally installed by them. Everyone at the dealership treated me very well. The experience was great and I would recommend them. The dealership is too far to go back for service for me.

I previously lived in Weyburn and know Greg and his crew at Prairie Wind. They have serviced my sleds, old and new. Greg was unable to get a 2011 Backcountry and told me that other "Northern" dealers had stock. I have bought lots of gear there and had a 1995 Formula Z 583 and another sled serviced there. I have always had a great experience with any dealings there. I can get parts shipped by bus or sometimes someone I know is in Weyburn and coming to Regina. I always get what I need in short order.

I have also dealt with Baker's with very similar results to Prairie Wind. Great service, I've had good prices on gear, especially in the "Off" season. They as well weren't able to supply my new sled but gave me a list of dealers to try. Great people. Lots of experience and knowledge. I've known Benny since the 70's. Parts selection is very good but the shipping connections or courier aren't as good as the bus from Weyburn.

My riding buddy got his 2010 Backcountry at Powersports and has had good dealings there. I haven't used their service department but have ordered parts from there. I usually find that I can get what I need out of Weyburn quicker than Regina. Powersports is closed on Mondays. Orders go in on Tuesday and Thursday, I believe. The parts often don't arrive til the following Tuesday. That has been my experience. I phone ahead and if what I need is in stock, I go there.

I can't rate any dealership as "better". Pines had the sled I wanted. My 10 hr check was done at Prairie Wind. My 2001 Formula Deluxe 700 originally came from Baker's and has been serviced by both Baker's and Prairie Wind. I have about 12,000 km on that sled with no work on the motor. I get it serviced at the beginning of every season and ride. I like to keep my sleds in good shape and really only need minor repairs every so often. The season is short and I like to ride not have my sled in a shop. In the '70's, I rode for a day and fixed for three days!!

[89on35s]

I have dealt with Lintlaw on both sleds and ATVs. I never had a negative coment about them. I believe my next new purchase will be there. I used Custom Cycle twice and was never very happy with their service. I know many things have changed there recently. FFUNN?

[flatland800R]

Always had good luck at prairie wind in weyburn. They always seem to give a fair deal on trade ins, new purchases, and gear. Greg and staff are always willing to help you out, even if you catch them there after hours. I may be a little bias as he is also my neighbour, he even cleans my drive way with his skid steer when we get a good dump of snow. Now that i have buttered him up he better give me a good deal on my x this spring. lol

[NorthSask]

I would go back to Renegade Rec in Meadow. Good sales people who want your business and prove it. Pines in P.A. was asking $500 less for the sled I wanted, so Renegade matched and gave me a great deal on the accessories I wanted. Their tech is also very knowledgeable about the products they sell and maintain, which I have found is not always the case at other places.

[preppypyro]

My father in law bought a brand new expedition 1200 from Pines in Prince Albert, and had a terrible experience with them.

His sled had an oil leak from new (only an o-ring in the chaincase area) and he took it back for warranty work. It took them almost 3 months to "fix" the problem in the summertime (it wasnt a rush but they told my father in law it would be done in two weeks) my father in law picked up the sled, brought it home (he lives north of candle lake) and the darn sled leaked again. He called the owners, who proceeded to not remember him (after spending 15k on a new sled?) then proceeded to insinuate he was lying about the problem, and this was after my father in law pursuing them just to call him back, they wouldnt give him the time of day!

Now in the meantime they (either the dealer or BRP) sent him out a survey asking him how his service was at the dealer, and my father in law filled it out honestly, and gave the dealer a well deserved poor review. Next time he went in there, they told him that he or his sled wasnt welcome there anymore, all because of the poor survey he filled out.

In the end my father in law called BRP, and they told him to check out the dealer in Nipawin, which he did. They fixed the problem (turned out the guys at Pines never replaced the o-ring either time they had the sled), as well as did a couple of recalls which THEY checked out for my father in law, and the sled is up and burning.

Just wanted to pass this story along to anyone about a family member of mine's experience at Pines. I would steer clear.

I deal with ffun in saskatoon (or whatever they are called now) and although I just deal with parts, I get decent service from them.