POLARISDAN
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so in selling a couple sleds, it seems the older ones lose .50 per mile and the ones over 10k lose $1 mile from new..does that seem right based on your experiences?
Depreciation
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polarisrider1
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Really. Try Great Lakes boating.
At least we can count on the water getting soft the same time each year, give or take a week.
sweeperguy
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It seems to me to be based more on the year and price point new than it does on mileage. Or at least that is the feeling I am getting. and not getting bites on selling mine with 1000 miles on it and listed $1000 less than new. I'm sure that the lack of snow doesn't help either but if I could get $6000 for mine I would be tickled, I have it listed for $5500 and no bites.
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Go Fast or Go Home
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Gotta Pay To Play.......
Lost Sheep
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how can you get "tickled" for 6 when you're only asking 55....just sayin'
What are you selling for $5500 that has 1000 miles on it?
snobuilder
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So my 2011 Apex with 11000 miles is worth spit in a cup?
sweeperguy
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2012 Polaris IQ shift 550 bought it new 3.14.14 still under warranty till 3.14.15 if interested its full listing is on sledswap.com
So my 2011 Apex with 11000 miles is worth spit in a cup?
Yamaha 4s do get more difficult to sell with 10K+ miles...should not be that way but it is. The Yams will sell but buyers are less available.... Not sure about Cat or Doo 4s with 10K+ miles?
I am averaging about $1,450/year sales tax included in depreciation buying and selling pro 800's. Have thought about just renting out west 15 days a year. No cost in trailer, insurance, fuel going out west. But then that theory was shot to **** after last years epic winter in da UP.
snobuilder
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Compared to cat and doo I think a yamaha is more valuable after 10,000 miles.
Too many variables to mention here but if the basic maintenace of wear items is done on a Yamaha with over that somehow magic number of 10k it makes a huge difference in the sleds value.
Anyone in the old 2 stroke mindset of snowmobile longevity won't understand that.
G
G
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10000 miles on a Yami 4 stroke motor is really not much. However the rest of the sled still wears out just like the others. For instance tracks don't care what color sled they are on. There are also guys who are picky about their sleds and guys who are not. I am sure many on the site can point to a sled they know of that has 1500 miles on it but looks like it has 20000. It depends on many things.
xsledder
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True about 2s'er. I sold 4 4s and the 2s'er were always the worst to talk too when the sled had over 5K on it. "Oh, 5k, have you done a top-end rebuild?" "Ah, no. Why? Its a 4-stroke."
So I paid $6525 for a 2004 F6 in 2004.......now the sled has 19,000 plus miles on it today...... at .50 a mile, I'm upside down with cat and owe them more money...... yikes.
Dsbasecamp
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Remember to take $$ off for all the Amsoil & Klim stickers ...