I was thinking of purchasing a new sled and was wondering how much off of MSRP you typically pay for a current model sled? I also wanted to know how much a one year old sled typically depreciates that has average miles and wear and tear. Thanks for your input.
How much under MSRP should you pay?
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I found it hard to determine what to pay for a new sled, so I priced all the dealers in my area (and sometimes slightly out of it as well). This at least gave me an idea. I also learned that $500 isn't worth leaving a good dealer for some unknown. I just bought a sled out of state and got it for just over dealer price plus NO taxes. Nobody in Colorado could come close.
As far as depreciation, there is no magic formula. You could go to KBB and get a price, but it won't hold water against variables like the current economy, time of year, condition, mods, miles, etc. If you want to sell something and you are not sure, find other sleds like it on Craigslist, SnoWest and other 4M's to get a baseline. If it won't sell, you need to lower the price.
As far as depreciation, there is no magic formula. You could go to KBB and get a price, but it won't hold water against variables like the current economy, time of year, condition, mods, miles, etc. If you want to sell something and you are not sure, find other sleds like it on Craigslist, SnoWest and other 4M's to get a baseline. If it won't sell, you need to lower the price.
Have been looking my self. What I found is you can find 2010's for 7600 to 8500.00 with around 450 to 1000 miles. ... I just purchased a 2009 M8 sno pro 900 miles 2010 mountain seat with an air intake kit for $6200.00. I think he really needed to sell since it was a grand under low book. You just never know what a persons situation is ... Good luck there are quite a few out there. If you are close to SLC area .. take a look at ksl.com there are a lot of sleds you might get lucky
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with the economy like it is.mine depreciated about 90%.sleds have no value right now.mine in the swap is like 4000 under book and nobody wants it.
I agree that KBB doesn't mean much when your shopping for a sled. If you're buying private party, you should be paying pretty close to the trade-in value. A dealer should be at or near the KBB retail price.
It also depends a lot on what type of sled you are buying. The older technology (1M King Cats, Vertical Escape, and Rev) sleds should be going for a bit less under the trade-in value. This is because the new technology makes those sleds not worth the value they list. I only paid $1,500 for my '05 King Cat and I know a bunch of other people who pay similar prices. The same year M7 sleds sell for about double the price.
With new sleds most dealers want retail price for all sled that are the current year unless it is towards the end of the season. That all changes when it comes to hold over sleds that are one or two years old. I purchased my sled new in Feb '10 for over half off or the retail price it was two years ago.
If you are looking at a dealer to buy your sled find a dealer who has great support for the sled you buy and is willing to hook you up for buying a older sled in August. At the least the dealer should be covering the extended warranty, or dropping the price, or setting you up with accessories for buying off season.
Btw, I go the price option and purchased my sled brand new from a dealer for $5,300 with the basic 1 year warranty.
It also depends a lot on what type of sled you are buying. The older technology (1M King Cats, Vertical Escape, and Rev) sleds should be going for a bit less under the trade-in value. This is because the new technology makes those sleds not worth the value they list. I only paid $1,500 for my '05 King Cat and I know a bunch of other people who pay similar prices. The same year M7 sleds sell for about double the price.
With new sleds most dealers want retail price for all sled that are the current year unless it is towards the end of the season. That all changes when it comes to hold over sleds that are one or two years old. I purchased my sled new in Feb '10 for over half off or the retail price it was two years ago.
If you are looking at a dealer to buy your sled find a dealer who has great support for the sled you buy and is willing to hook you up for buying a older sled in August. At the least the dealer should be covering the extended warranty, or dropping the price, or setting you up with accessories for buying off season.
Btw, I go the price option and purchased my sled brand new from a dealer for $5,300 with the basic 1 year warranty.
just going to say cuz I know I've found it useful and true...Paying in cash usually drops the price a few hundred bucks
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