Where's the price cap in snowmobiling?

Bogger · Nov 25, 2021

lilduke said:
Guess it depends on the boat. Boats im looking at are 300g and burn 1000$.a day in fuel.

Difference with a boat is you don't need one for every person.... When we got our first boat I sold off 4 quads and 3 dirtbikes - One unit to maintain and fun for 7 people instead of 7 units where by the end of every weekend 3-4 needed something....

If I had $300K for a boat I'd be living on it down south somewhere.......

lilduke · Nov 25, 2021

Bogger said:
Difference with a boat is you don't need one for every person.... When we got our first boat I sold off 4 quads and 3 dirtbikes - One unit to maintain and fun for 7 people instead of 7 units where by the end of every weekend 3-4 needed something....

If I had $300K for a boat I'd be living on it down south somewhere.......

Im divorced with no kids, im a degenerate so its a bit different situation for me.

If i had a wife and kids to buy 5 sleds for it could get expensive quick i know.

NoBrakes! · Nov 25, 2021

boats and airplanes... get yourself a DCB and a king air 200 for da boys

fnDan · Nov 25, 2021

It wasn't long ago that you could find good gear that was reasonably priced and you could find last years stock for a great price. Not anymore.
Hope the stuff I have lasts forever!

snoflake · Nov 25, 2021

Nobody has brought up the fact that since 2020, sleds aren't depreciating as much. The guys are asking more for the used turbo's than i'm paying for new. (Unfortunately I don't have the F$%king thing yet). Now if you finance or not, buying a sled for $18,750 OTD (2020 expert 165) and riding is for 2 years and putting 2500km on it then it still selling for $16,500 is pretty decent. I have a pretty hard time paying $16,500 for a sled that is going onto it 3rd season when you could have been riding new for an extra $2500ish (or $41.00/month

. In the past it seemed like you were out $2000 the minute it had 500km on it.

Bnorth · Nov 25, 2021

It'll be interesting to see if the used market stays where it is after supply returns to normal, I suspect not. The article compares it to SXS which I think is a lot easier to justify a big purchase one. Their tech isn't improving as quickly as sleds so it's easier to hang onto one for longer with out getting left behind, they hold their value much better, and also you can pile 1 to 3 extra people in them so don't need a machine per each rider.

Frosty19 · Nov 25, 2021

Saw it mentioned above, but interest needs to go up to curb the price increase of everything from houses to vehicles to toys. It would take a huge initial price increase to stop someone from buying something if they can still finance it at 2% or whatever it may be.
Wages aren't matching inflation but they are outrunning the historically low interest rates so that's where no one cares about $50 a month on this, $100 a month more on that to have something new.

ABMax24 · Nov 25, 2021

Anyone else remember a few years back when dealers were selling left over sleds for $10k just to get them off their lots?

Yeah that'll probably happen again, maybe not for $10k, but once credit becomes scarce again so will buyers for sleds.

Personally I'm at the point that I'm not sure when I'll buy another new machine, I can't seem to manage to get out riding more than 5 times a year anymore. I can rent a sled locally for $350 or $400 a day, makes a lot more sense than owning your own, and it's usually current or year old iron then too.

scotts · Nov 26, 2021

ferniesnow said:
They say "boats and horses" are the cat's meow!

One has to have really deep pockets to really get into either. The financing jig is for a different demographic altogether whether it be at the lowest end of income or the highest end. Personally, I will not have another thing that I cannot pay cash for!!

Boats and Horses? Never heard that one before! Is there such a thing as a Boat girl? Cause I know Horse girls don't come cheap, they come easy... but not cheap!

MP Kid · Nov 26, 2021

scotts said:
Boats and Horses? Never heard that one before! Is there such a thing as a Boat girl? Cause I know Horse girls don't come cheap, they come easy... but not cheap!

Horse girls usually come broke and cheap (or daddy’s been paying for more years than she can remember).
The worst possible combination is a boat horse sled girl that has never bought one unit on her own….

Couch · Nov 26, 2021

S.W.A.T. said:
Higher interest rates will curb lots of this. I was surprised to learn how many people are financing the toys. People aren't paying 20-30k they are only pay xxx per month...... for now. That's a lot of money for something that can be used for maybe 1/3 of the year.

Xs2

ZRrrr · Nov 26, 2021

When I see sled prices nearing the price of a small car it makes me shake my head. Rather have an older sled and maybe a cool car or truck of some sort. As mentioned above earlier the other kicker I see is the $100K truck. $90 something is bad enough for me, but as soon as they all hit $100K, that's my limit.

Besides, if I spent $25,000 on a new sled, I don't think I would have a wife and family anymore. Lol.

S.W.A.T. · Nov 26, 2021

Bnorth said:
It'll be interesting to see if the used market stays where it is after supply returns to normal, I suspect not. The article compares it to SXS which I think is a lot easier to justify a big purchase one. Their tech isn't improving as quickly as sleds so it's easier to hang onto one for longer with out getting left behind, they hold their value much better, and also you can pile 1 to 3 extra people in them so don't need a machine per each rider.

We looked at upgrading our SxS couple years ago. Was looking at a new ranger rancher edition. By the time it was rigged out we were looking at 37k. Too much in my books. Wife picked up a really good Rubicon for $7500. Funny thing is parts are cheaper for the jeep and I don't have to trailer it when going to New places. Our old ranger still works great and we use that when going o trips from our doorstep.

Luke The Drifter · Nov 26, 2021

ABMax24 said:
Anyone else remember a few years back when dealers were selling left over sleds for $10k just to get them off their lots?

Yeah that'll probably happen again, maybe not for $10k, but once credit becomes scarce again so will buyers for sleds.

Personally I'm at the point that I'm not sure when I'll buy another new machine, I can't seem to manage to get out riding more than 5 times a year anymore. I can rent a sled locally for $350 or $400 a day, makes a lot more sense than owning your own, and it's usually current or year old iron then too.

I rode with a guy a couple seasons ago that picked up a new in the crate 2014 M8000 for under 8K. Dealers couldn't give those things away. Yeah it wasn't the newest and fanciest (this was around 2017/2018) but for him it worked well and for the price point, its hard to argue against it. I'd be willing to bet that he could sell that same sled and make money on it now with the stupid pricing in the used market these days...

I'm of the same sentiment. I've got a young family at home and my wife is building her business, so a $20k+ machine that gets a few trips a year doesn't make sense. I found a guy locally that has new turbo doos for rent for ~$450ish/day. That makes more sense to me. Be able to get out riding a few times but not have the huge expense of the sled sitting at home 90% of the time. Maybe when the market corrects itself in a few seasons, I'll pick up a good used turbo but right now guys are high as giraffe balls with their asking prices...

jhurkot · Nov 26, 2021

Gas and oil on a deep day for a turbo is about $150. The sled is the cheap part.

Luke The Drifter · Nov 26, 2021

jhurkot said:
Gas and oil on a deep day for a turbo is about $150. The sled is the cheap part.

Gotta support the patch somehow.

maxwell · Nov 26, 2021

jhurkot said:
Gas and oil on a deep day for a turbo is about $150. The sled is the cheap part.

Drop in the bucket compared to staying home and taking the wife to home sense

oler1234 · Nov 26, 2021

Big thing to is how many times you get out and ride… would I spend 25k on a sled to use it 3 times a year, would seem like a poor decision.

Most of us not caring probably log over 2000km in a season.

JustChilling19 · Nov 26, 2021

oler1234 said:
Big thing to is how many times you get out and ride… would I spend 25k on a sled to use it 3 times a year, would seem like a poor decision.

Most of us not caring probably log over 2000km in a season.

You should look at the price of rentals. Insanity.

Boats or sleds… the equipment is just the tip. I sware we spend $25-$35 a pull surfing. Don’t ask for gas money- just glad to share with friends and family. Sledding has hotel, gas, oil, eating out. Easily $400 a day.

$3 gas is still worth it. Good times and memories are something you can never get back!

1200 · Nov 26, 2021

Speed cost how fast u want to go.

Where's the price cap in snowmobiling?

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