[F500] 493 availability

[Chuck McAbee]

Art -

Thanks for all the leg work....it is comforting to know that the 493,
though not being imported into the US will be an engine Rotax has
commitments to produce for use in other venues for more years into the
future than we have been arguing about.  

For me that is game, set and match.....we need to get the 493 'fully'
legalized and the sooner the better.  


Chuck McAbee
SEDIV #16 


> [Original Message]
> From: A. E. Trier <qre-shadow at juno.com>
> To: <f500 at www.f500.org>
> Cc: 
 > Date: 1/6/2004 5:34:38 PM
> Subject: [F500] 493 availability
>
> F500 list,
> 
> In recent days, some have posted information that Bombardier was not
> going to put a 493 in a Ski-Doo sled this year. That is true, as far as
> it goes. But, Bombardier has no intention of stopping their use of the
> 493 in their snowmobiles, they are just not shipping any snowmobiles with
> this engine into the United States for the moment. Other countries will
> still be importing snowmobiles with the Rotax 493. Production of this
> engine is ongoing and will continue for quite a long time.
> 
> I've "talked" with Tony Murphy on the subject and, with his permission, I
> have extracted portions of what he told me about the situation. The
> following are Tony's words on the subject:
> 
> "...........I talked about this several months ago, before I went to
> Austria. BUT, no Ski-doo's does not mean 493 engines are to be
> discontinued. As recently as mid-November I had this discussion at Rotax.
> NordTrac, a Bombardier-owned Scandinavian manufacturer of snowmobiles,
> has a commitment to Rotax for the 493 engine through 2007, with a
> possibility of a couple of more years after that. And, remember, Rotax
> produced the 494 non-Rave for us for four years after they ceased
> production. 
> 
> This is a non-issue. Given the limited demand for F500, we can expect to
> have new 493's available through 2008. Perhaps 2010 since these engines
> meet emissions standards until 2010. Perhaps longer.................... 
> There's gonna be a lot of usable stuff around for a long time."
> 
> I hope that puts the prospect of non-availability to rest.
> 
> Art
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