FlyJose

well guys the deal is completely off...great plane if you can afford to spend about 20,000 after purchase. the final straw was rust in the tail...thanks for all your advise..i rather lose 2000 in travel and pre buy than ending up with 20 grand worth of needed repairs after a "fresh annual"

the plane showed up at the mechanic (well respected mooney expert) with the as promised "fresh annual", however the mech stated that the oil was not even changed. I was kind of expecing that from reading here about paper annuals, etc so I had instructed my mech to go over it with a fine tooth comb, and so far he has found about 15,000 worth of maintenance at which point he stopped and called to me consider stopping there giving the $$ found so far...avionics, engine and paint are exellent in fact way way above average...it is just frustrating to go from "this is a great plane, pre buy will be in and out" to "give us a written estimate and lets talk about price" if i wanted a project plane thats what i would be looking for in the first place, I understand it is an old,used plane and it will have some issues, but not this major

Well the saga of buying a Mooney continues...have the plane on pre-buy, mechanic has found about 15,000 worth of needed repairs (not done yet), mostly it comes from leaking wings (massive and unsafe as per mechanic and recomends either a full strip and seal or bladers (his preference), fuel selector needs upgrade etc etc. The aircraft has long range monroy tanks and they drilled on the spar to get tubbing etc...seller seems willing to have everything fixed but just does not feels right at this point...going into the pre buy from what the seller stated this was going to be in an out with no issues

Thanks guys!

Looking for recommendations of a good Mooney mechanic that may help with a pre-buy on a 63 M20C in the Atlanta area Thanks for any help Jose

Fortunately I read your posts and heard some other bad things so they are out (mooneymart)...not to mention, the treatment I got over the phone did not make any more willing to change my opinion. Thanks Jose

Hello from the new guy. I am very close to finishing my PPL, over 3 years in the making (long story, in the Army), and I am finally looking to buy a Mooney. Since this will be my first aircraft I was looking to see if you guys have any experience to share about Mooneyland. I was thinking of using them as my broker...any ideas and advise will be appreciated Thanks Jose

Hello, I am Jose, 37, in the Army, based out of Ft Huachuca AZ...currently a student, with the insane urge of getting a mooney within the next 6 months (if i dont get deployed first) Jose