What time frame was this? Pretty much standard equipment for the last 35 years or so.
I really enjoy snowmobiling too, but when my current one dies that's it for me. The way winters have been last few years, it's way too much money for something I'll only get a couple months' use out of a year. Registration alone comes to $150/yr.
Yes, it was well more than 35 years ago.
Then again, their parents were buying cars with AC at least a decade before they gave in. Some habits die hard. AC didn't go into the house until 2000 or so. (Near Chicago).Brand new snowmobiles will easily set you back 15k. + poor winters definitely hurt the industry. Remember 15 yrs ago a buddy and me were trailering machines to and from the copper country up north. We drove thru a small town south of the kiwi as some call it. saw a half dozen riders on a quickly melting patch of snow. Surrounded by bare gravel. I can imagine and experienced the amount of wear and abuse $10k+ machines took on that ride. I look for 25+ yr old machines same brands similar models to have quite the inventory of spare parts and useable snowmobiles biles. I use th colder machines mostly around my hobby farm down state. With one time vintage registration so they can be legally driven on public trails without expensive yearly trail permits if and when they open. still ride newer machines up north though. Usually left over mo del years 600 CC or less with longer tracks to better handle deep snow on abandoned two tracks up north Jokingly went into a dealership 2 yrs ago when it seemed like winter never happened with any measurable lasting snow. Salesman joked with me buyone snowmobile you get 8:free.
. Anyways Yamaha is out of developing and manufacturing new machines I feel Arctic cat will be next. 30 yrs ago where I grew up, you could snowmobile from late nov- late March no problem. Even Late April if you trailered it into the deep woods.
