here is one to ponder, have a buddy who will buy a sled in january, usually off craigslist or ebay, take 2 trips west and resell it on ebay, he just sold it off ebay and got his money out of it again like last year. so he puts 800 miles on it, both sleds were trouble free, they were xp's.and all he has spent on sledding is his expenses out west. he will do it again next year. so is he smarter than the rest of us who have a lot wrapped up year round?