Another dealer gone?

That's my dealer! I'll call them shortly and find out.

Well hell. Looks like it's true. Mt Hood Polaris isnow waiting for their inventory to be picked up (and no clearance sale dammit!).
I asked who made the decision, and was told it was a mutual agreement.

Makes it tuff when you don't have enough Slingshot owners in the area to support a good dealer. We just lost the closest one, he just decided 'time to retire'.

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Well hell. Looks like it's true. Mt Hood Polaris isnow waiting for their inventory to be picked up (and no clearance sale dammit!).
I asked who made the decision, and was told it was a mutual agreement.

@BryanL I took my Sling into Polaris of Portland Thursday for some warranty work. I can assure you that they have an excellent service dept and Slingshot tech, Cody. I'm surprised Mt Hood didn't keep it going but it is a niche market.

Thanks Doug. I'll be going there from now on. I liked the roads to Mt Hood though. They were much more fun than the city streets to Portland.

Yeah downtown Portland sucks but I drive by the Vancouver dealer about 4 miles from my house to go there. If you end up there drop my name and they'll charge you double! Your welcome.

They had Slingshots 2 months ago. I'll swing by on my way home from band practice this afternoon and take a look. I noticed they weren't listed also and thought maybe that was just for service but that they still sell them.

I do hope that you will still have a dealer in your area. We lost one in Northern Indiana --- but he closed the whole business. Retired....

wjfyfe I confirmed that ProCaliber in Vancouver is no longer a Slingshot dealer. The service writer told me that as a non-Slingshot dealer they can do 'oil changes and that's about it.' When I asked him if they would sell off the remaining inventory he said, 'uh, yeah'. Based on BryanL 's post above, I wouldn't be surprised if they load them up and send them elsewhere. Like you said, it's got to be a tough sell.

We just lost Spirit Motorcycles in San Jose. Polaris recently abruptly closed its dealership there. Now there's just one in the greater Bay Area, in Livermore. 32 vs. 28 miles away, no fun in bad traff*ck.

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We just lost Spirit Motorcycles in San Jose. Polaris recently abruptly closed its dealership there. Now there's just one in the greater Bay Area, in Livermore. 32 vs. 28 miles away, no fun in bad traff*ck.

Funny enough, I ended up purchasing their last, new 2018 Slingshot before the new year...right before finding out that they'd no longer be selling Slingshots.

welcome aboard callmebluebandit - looking forward to photos of your ride and adventures

Thanks Ross and everyone else! Proud to join the ranks.

Sucks to hear about Spirit in SJ. I purchased my base there in 2016. The whole staff and owners were awesome. Best dealer experience ever.