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Thinking about buying one...looking for a real-world review. Thanks!
I haven't picked mine up yet, but all of the reviews I have read have been pretty good. Depending on your needs, plan for some options (and associated costs):Thinking about buying one...looking for a real-world review. Thanks!
King,I have one, and i can say that it is the best ride i have ever had on any PWC. The new hull lets you float over the water and on turn it gives you more grip then you will ever need. The new i controll break system works great and is a necessary safety feature to have when you are pushing 260hp. Also, its the coolest looking PWC on the water.
if you have any other questions i'll be glad to answer them
In regards to the stern access ports leaking i have not had any problems and i am running about 8 hours in.King,
I've read a few negatives on the forums, hoping you can comment:
1. Stern access ports leak water into the hull;
2. The S3 hull is very tippy at slow speeds with passengers;
3. DESS post requires allot of fussing with to ensure the key is on straight or the ECU throws a code and the Sea Doo won't start.
I pick my 2010 model up this weekend but don't expect to be able to get on the water due to cold weather and rain. I'm curious to know how fast the idle mode is and if it is slow enough for "no wake" zones. If not, the optional (but expensive) cruise control might need to be added
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Hi I am a newby hereKing,
I've read a few negatives on the forums, hoping you can comment:
1. Stern access ports leak water into the hull;
2. The S3 hull is very tippy at slow speeds with passengers;
3. DESS post requires allot of fussing with to ensure the key is on straight or the ECU throws a code and the Sea Doo won't start.
I pick my 2010 model up this weekend but don't expect to be able to get on the water due to cold weather and rain. I'm curious to know how fast the idle mode is and if it is slow enough for "no wake" zones. If not, the optional (but expensive) cruise control might need to be added
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Both of mine stay pretty well in one spot in neutral once in awhile my wifes will drift backwards but she blurps the throttle and resets the neutral and then it stays. We don't have cruise and we keep them at a marina also but with the old skis and the new ones they both idle at 4 mph makes a little wake but we never have been stoped. what do you need cruise for? Hands off the throttle in the no wake zone and wide open the rest of the time.:laugh:So I've been out on my new RXT X. Overall I'm pretty impressed with it but there are a few things that could have been done better. First the good: The new hull provides a much better ride in light chop and the handling is much sharper than my 2004 GTX SC was. So much so that when I tried a tight turn at speed, the g force produced reminded me a bit of a ride at the amusement park. The power is pretty smooth - it burbles and feels a bit lumpy at idle, but accelerates smoothly and has allot of power. In fact the power is pretty deceiving. For my first ride I was trying to take it pretty easy, but found myself at 50 mph with very little effort. The braking system is cool - although I'm not sure how much I will use it in normal driving.
There are a few things that need adjusting on my X and a few things I just plain don't like (but can live with):
1. DESS - The system requires you to press the start/stop button to wake up the electronics and then quickly attach the key to the DESS post. If you don't get it on correctly you will not hear the double beep and you have to remove it and start the process again. In addition, if you shut the engine off without taking the key off and then try to restart, you can't. You have to remove the key and start all over. I think this is a poor system and my biggest complaint. If you shut down for some reason and are still drifting and decide you are drifting too quickly towards something, restarting takes longer than it used to on my 4TEC. I'm sure this will prove to be a hassle when towing skiers as well. And the problem is made worse by the unit's neutral system (below);
2. Neutral - I'm hoping this is an adjustment on my unit, but neutral produces a bit of reverse thrust. This makes it difficult to drift in a straight line towards my EZ Dock (floating dock) lining up for the drive on procedure as when I place the unit in neutral, if I don't hold the steering wheel perfectly straight, the course changes and I have to approach again;
3. Steering - The steering is really precise, but my dealer has mine set up such that it runs about 15 degrees to starboard when the steering handle is held in the straight ahead position. Perhaps this is what is making it difficult to to drift in neutral. I'll be talking to the dealer about this next week.
4. Throttle - As some others have posted, I find the touring mode a bit lazy. I thought I'd like sport mode better but t is so razor sharp I wonder if it won't be difficult to maintain an even throttle position in the bumps. I'm assuming that touring will get you to the same top speed? If so, I might find myself using touring more of the time. Perhaps this is something I just need to get used to? In my opinion, this is a case of fly by wire altering your input in a way that you don't like and have no control over;
5. Cruise Control - If you operate in and out of a marina like I do, you may want to consider cruise control as it has a feature which allows you to set maximum forward speed at idle. Without this feature, the only way to control speed in a no wake zone is to switch between forward and neutral (on and off) to make "way" and then drift alternately. I'll be checking with the dealer to see if the cruise feature just automates this process or actally adjusts the bucket position to reduce forward "way". This cruise feature was on last year's iS and is optional this year on both the iS and X.
Overall this is a great machine, but for the money it should be perfect and the cruise option should have been included.![]()
Isn't that brake a blast, full speed to the no wake zone and nail the brake, water spraying every where and then you get soaked. I used my brake on mine before my wife tryed hers, I told her to go full speed and :laugh::laugh:nail the brake so she could get the feel of it, so 67 mph to 0 in about 100 feet man was she pissed when that wall of water came over the nose. Everyone else that it was funny.I have one, and i can say that it is the best ride i have ever had on any PWC. The new hull lets you float over the water and on turn it gives you more grip then you will ever need. The new i controll break system works great and is a necessary safety feature to have when you are pushing 260hp. Also, its the coolest looking PWC on the water.
if you have any other questions i'll be glad to answer them