I haven't paid much attention to the utility machines, but "new" and $18-20k seems to be the norm these days. New sled prices are nuts!
I bought a 2020 model in March of '20, as an end-of-season closeout, just before the whole world went into shutdown mode. I got it for considerably less than MSRP. At the time, I thought it was a pretty dumb purchase, since my 2015 only had 1000 miles on it, and I just didn't ride much. In hindsight, the purchase looks like a savvy investment, and I could probably sell my machine for more than I paid for it.
All of my local friends ride Ski-doo, and since I know considerably less about sleds than they do, I buy whatever they buy. I have a friend in MN that's a die-hard Arctic Cat rider, and he has been since we were in high school. If I rode the trails with him in MN, I would probably ride whatever he rides. Both sets of friends do agree on one thing, though, avoid Polaris!
