Should we buy 1 or 2 snowmobiles?
That is the current dilemma. We know that if we are going to get into snowmobiling, we will eventually need 2 machines, but can we do a successful test with just 1 machine? My wife has limited weekends available this winter to go to the cabin and go riding. I have much more flexibility. It’s mid-January and we have not yet looked at a snowmobile in person, let alone bought one (or two) and take it (them) for the initial ride.
Down the road, and into retirement, if we have snowmobiles, we expect we would have ample time to ride and time to venture out on the nearby trail system and take part in poker rallies. The winter fun activities that our Province affords us.
When we bought Sea-Doos a few years ago, we right away bought 2. “Best purchase ever” says my wife. I guess that means she like the Sea-Doos more than her wedding ring? I’m ok with that. We are hoping that snowmobiles will be the winter equivalent.
As mentioned in my last post, neither us us are brand new to riding, but given the lack of recent experience, I am classifying us as newbies, but not snowmobile virgins.
We made a list of Pros and Cons of the 1 snowmobile vs 2 snowmobiles dilemma.
Cons:
- double the cost of purchase, maintenance, gas, etc.
- we can take turns
Pros:
- double the fun
- couples outings
- trail rides
- poker derbies
- more reasons to spend days at the cabin in the winter
- rides with neighbours and friends
- more reasons for more family gathering at the cabin
As you can see above, without adding any scaling to the pros and cons, the Pros greatly outweigh the Cons. I am sure, assuming the initial testing of a snowmobile puts smiles on both of our face, we will be on the trails to two snowmobiles, not one.