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I do it the other way. I let eveyrone else eat the depreciation. I keep money ready and scour kijiji daily. I lost money on one sled and made on all the others. Im ahead a lot right now on all my purchases Only one i didnt care what i was doing was with my Mach. I wanted that sled regardless of dollars.

23 adventure 850, 3 year warranty, $21000 out the door. That was 2 weeks ago. I was waiting til the 25 release to see if anything went lower.

Like my daughter and SIL - they love sledding, but Winter is Hockey Time, so the sleds sit. Hockey thru the March break. They also like dirt biking, but Spring and Summer hockey start up by the end of April just as the trails open. Grandson is going to be a well traveled, super experienced beer league player in 5 or 6 years. Not sure that life style is worth it for the lad.

Or a collectors item !!

Buy for the now enjoyment, not the future......its a toy to have fun, not an investment. Assume loses, if you cannot stomach that, move on.

I get it. I enjoy the hunt.

I used to replace every year or two - back then it wasn't much to do that and the cost was fair for the use/enjoyment I was getting. My sled now is a dinosaur - but I paid 9k for it - with less than 300 miles and 3 years of full warranty. I've gotten more than my money's worth on it - but now the replacement dollars are extreme and until the time comes when I can actually ride - it'll be in the garage

You spelled luck wrong

No, Contant.

Guys i ride with 3 of them just ordered new 25 skidoos and got a helluva deal from the sales guy . .. There are deals to be had out there right now ..

We stayed at Super 8 last weekend. And also for a weekend last year. Hotel is being cleaned up by new ownership. Standard 2 bed hotel rooms. There are a few motel style with direct walk outs from room. We were on first floor in main building and had to walk out central doors. Parking was a crap show. Why they let guys leaving on saddle bag trips leave their trucks in main lot all week is beyond me. They do have a secondary lot across street. They do have a bar on site. And there are a number of restaurants on site Trail comes in to Tim Hortons lot next door.

Thats all it is worth IMO. G4s are starting to become less desirable now that the G5 has been out for 2 seasons. From today onwards, you need to buy something based on the machine being another year older as you wont be able to use it until next season anyhow. 2022 Backcountry 850 XRS were selling for $14900 back in Nov . That 23 is only worth that next fall. I wouldnt bother tying up the money today unless I was buying something like that for $13K max.

Down ward pressure on prices but I haven't seen any killer deals. Sleds deprecate whether they are driven or not. Just afraid to buy a new one and half value dispears in two years 😮

Sadly anyone riding a Yamaha will be calling their sled a dinosaur.