Aircraft Listed Price Online

[ThreeMartinis]

Are the listed prices on online sites such as controller.com a fair respresentation of their actual selling prices?

Do these aircraft acually sell for the listed price?



http://www.controller.com/listings/...1109121&guid=882AE5A9DB10486AA0D42CFB04AE8D57

http://www.controller.com/listings/...1112572&guid=882AE5A9DB10486AA0D42CFB04AE8D57

 

[deadstick]

As far as these examples, no they don't.


for example: $100k airframe + $50k radios does NOT give you a $150k airplane. Most aircraft owners have an pie-in-the-sky idea of what their precious, pristine 10/10 flying machine is worth.

In the Seneca, the owner is trying to pay for the engines. The Az-truck price is for the avionics.

Forget both sets of engines. You never know how they have been treated. I know a guy who bought a plane with 200 hr engines (Continentals that were blue printed, too). All 12 jugs had to be pulled within 50 hrs (yes, he had a prebuy done and knew how to respect airplanes). With any turbo, buy one with run-outs and put your own on, or negotiate a price that allows you the room to replace the motors soon. And don't skimp (pay now or pay later--possibly the hard way). TCM factory remans are more money, but have a good warranty and value. Lycoming has an factory OH option, but go with new cylinders/cams and a fresh turbo.

Also, for the Sencea, 52 hrs per year is too low. The worst things you can do to an airplane (aside from bending it) is let it sit. I'd find a 3000 hr airframe with run-out motors.

Also, insurance companies HATE twin piston planes. Check on this when making your decison. The policy might dictate what you can get.