Tennessee Pre-buy

[mkrakoff]

Hey all, I might be about to join the Mooney family! Anyone have a lead on a good pre-buy mechanic in the Morristown, TN area?

Thanks!
Matt

[gsxrpilot]

You want AGL over in Morganton, NC. And if that Mooney can't go that far for some reason, any reason, then you'll have your answer and it's time to find a different Mooney.

[mkrakoff]

So as this is my first purchase and I think I may actually somewhere else.  Is it common to have a plane flown to a pre-buy or more common to find a "local" mechanic that doesn't work on it to do it?

Edited March 8, 2020 by mkrakoff

[Shadrach]

Is this a 68F with KX170Bs?

[mkrakoff]

I don't believe so. Have some info on a 68F? There's a cheap '67 on Barnstormers that I was looking at but price seems too good to be true. I think I have something else in my sights.

Edited March 8, 2020 by mkrakoff
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[Shadrach]

I may have the year wrong.  Link?  $36,500

[mkrakoff]

Yeah, that one but I believe I've moved on unless you know something about the A/C that would help make a decision.

[PMcClure]

Welcome! Joey Cole down at Cole Aviation in Dalton Ga. Joey did our pre buy and yes, it is not uncommon to have it flown or delivered for prey buy. Joey even helped me translation from my Bonanza to the Ovation. 

[chriscalandro]

Don't let a bunch of people on the internet talk you out of looking at something you might be interested in.  You don't know what it is until you look at it.

[mkrakoff]

Just now, chriscalandro said:

Don't let a bunch of people on the internet talk you out of looking at something you might be interested in.  You don't know what it is until you look at it.

I pretty much talked myself out of it, however, I’m still going to speak to the seller about it. Like you said you really don’t know until you’ve looked. 

[Bob_Belville]

You want AGL over in Morganton, NC. And if that Mooney can't go that far for some reason, any reason, then you'll have your answer and it's time to find a different Mooney.

Morristown to KMRN (AGL Aviation Services) is less than 1 hour in a Mooney.

But before you ask a seller to take his plane somewhere you should be pretty sure you want the plane and you can agree with the seller on price and details.

The PPI is to find serious airworthiness issues and potentially expensive problems in these 50 year old machines... engine, airframe corrosion, fuel tank leaks, and a few Mooney specific gotchas.


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[PMcClure]

Consider writing a contract for  purchase with inspection as a contingency (As well as clear title search, etc.....). Clear all the other contingencies and owner pay for the A/C to be delivered to the service center for inspection. In my opinion, he has the responsibility and expense to prove the A/C is serviceable, within reason. 

Once passed, you can take possession at that location. However, be careful about taxes. Some states tax A/C sales differently. I think GA is a fly away state, meaning you pay sales tax where you are based, but some states NC and FL? may tax it based on delivery location, meaning if your seller delivers to a service center, you could be charged sales tax in that state. Depending on the states involved, it may be better to have it delivered to your state. In one case, we asked the owner to pay the service center to delivery the A/C to our home base and included this in the sales price. 

Married to a CPA, but not a tax expert  - just made enough mistakes to pass along some experience. 

[Igor_U]

On 3/8/2020 at 3:32 PM, mkrakoff said:

Yeah, that one but I believe I've moved on unless you know something about the A/C that would help make a decision.

If I'm correct it looks like price is $32.5k... 

Out of annual and FAA registration is cancelled so flying to other location might be out of question. You can have a look to find out more but I would walk away from that "deal".

 

[rbridges]

I'd recommend Cole aviation or AGL. 

[gsxrpilot]

44 minutes ago, Igor_U said:

If I'm correct it looks like price is $32.5k... 

Out of annual and FAA registration is cancelled so flying to other location might be out of question. You can have a look to find out more but I would walk away from that "deal".

 

Ferry permit. But then this plane probably doesn't need a pre-buy to evaluate its value. It needs @Alan Fox to evaluate its value.

[chriscalandro]

3 hours ago, Igor_U said:

If I'm correct it looks like price is $32.5k... 

Out of annual and FAA registration is cancelled so flying to other location might be out of question. You can have a look to find out more but I would walk away from that "deal".

 

There are a number of reasons the registration may not be active, and that shouldn’t affect the ferry permit as long as it is airworthy. The big question is when was it last in annual. 

Edited March 10, 2020 by chriscalandro

[Bob_Belville]

I think Jerry Pressley's son operates out of Morristown. The Pressleys know as much as anyone about Mooneys. Is he the seller? If not he might check out the plane where it is now. Lynn or Ron might know: @AGL Aviation  @Marcopolo

[MikeOH]

23 hours ago, Igor_U said:

If I'm correct it looks like price is $32.5k... 

Out of annual and FAA registration is cancelled so flying to other location might be out of question. You can have a look to find out more but I would walk away from that "deal".

 

If this is the OP's first plane, you are giving sage advice.