Ok, I admit it.
I've never bought a snowmobile. In fact, I've never been on one.
I offer my thoughts here and am willing to waive the 2 cent fee.
When learning about a new sport, especially one that requires an up front purchase that may or may not be regretted in a year, I read web forums specific to the sport.
Before you can get the answers you need to get an understanding of what the right questions are.
Some examples:
What bad reputations exist? Which are well founded and which are just rumors?
What types of use do the machines get? In other words, what missions are there?
What's my primary mission?
What maintainence issues are there for the different, brand, model and purposes of the machine?
What is the state of technology?
What are the acronyms they're using?
By reading the various threads on snowmobile forums you'll see that your question has been answered many times and not without debate.
If you haven't done so already, rent one.
Read any publications that exist.
Befriend someone who knows the sport who is willing to go look at new and used machines with you.
This practice served me well with boats, motorcycles and airplanes.
Again, I admit I know nothing about snowmobiles.
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