Looking for M20E reasonably priced

[RicanMooneyManeac]

Just looking for my first plane M20E I don't want a carbureted version but I'm willing to buy M20C if the price is right.

[carusoam]

Welcome aboard RMM.

We are currently in a sellers market… 
 

The number of available planes is very limited…

Find the planes for sale area and see what is available…

Hold off on discussing the price until it’s negotiation time…

Have you seen the prices for M20Cs and M20Es lately?

Your idea of reasonable, may not match what other people think is reasonable….

Go Mooney!

Best regards,

-a-

[0TreeLemur]

19 minutes ago, RicanMooneyManeac said:

Just looking for my first plane M20E I don't want a carbureted version but I'm willing to buy M20C if the price is right.

Nothing wrong with a carburetor.  Lot less expensive and relatively trouble free compared to a set of fuel injectors and a fuel servo.   The carb on a Lycoming is bolted to the oil pan.  Doesn't often make ice in my experience.

[McMooney]

54 minutes ago, RicanMooneyManeac said:

Just looking for my first plane M20E I don't want a carbureted version but I'm willing to buy M20C if the price is right.

there was one a guy is giving away in the classifieds section, look it up.

[Bart Chilcott]

There is a 1966 M20E in Eldorado Kansas for sale on FB Market Place.  I believe he is asking $70K.  Basic steam gauges, no cowl closure, no oil cooler relocate, etc... pretty much stock plane with average paint.  I didn't see the engine details. 

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/366107062316954/

 

Edited July 27, 2022 by Whiskey Charlie

[pixelforest]

4 hours ago, Whiskey Charlie said:

There is a 1966 M20E in Eldorado Kansas for sale on FB Market Place.  I believe he is asking $70K.  Basic steam gauges, no cowl closure, no oil cooler relocate, etc... pretty much stock plane with average paint.  I didn't see the engine details. 

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/366107062316954/

 

looking at the logbooks on this one and it's only gotten flown 20-30h a year for many years, seems like it may be a point of concern?

[Fly Boomer]

18 hours ago, McMooney said:

there was one a guy is giving away in the classifieds section, look it up.

Pretty sure it was here that I read about someone getting a free M20E.  When he got through fixing a few squawks, he had $85,000 in it.

[Yourpilotincommand]

What do you think is a reasonable price for an average E?

[Jim Peace]

On 7/26/2022 at 11:19 PM, RicanMooneyManeac said:

 but I'm willing to buy M20C if the price is right.

you will either pay a good amount of $$ at the time of purchase to get a fly now plane or pay later with extensive downtime and dealing with mechanics who claim they know what they are doing with an uncountable back and forth to the shops to fix and re-fix.  Either way you will pay $$.....

unless you dont care that your friends and family fly in a POS....

[Cruiser]

On 7/26/2022 at 11:19 PM, RicanMooneyManeac said:

Just looking for my first plane M20E I don't want a carbureted version but I'm willing to buy M20C if the price is right.

if you can wait six months you will have a much better selection to choose from. 

 

[DCarlton]

4 hours ago, Cruiser said:

if you can wait six months you will have a much better selection to choose from. 

 

Your near term outlook for the future is a good as mine….  

[LANCECASPER]

On 7/26/2022 at 10:19 PM, RicanMooneyManeac said:

Just looking for my first plane M20E I don't want a carbureted version but I'm willing to buy M20C if the price is right.

The short supply and high demand has dredged up many airplanes (not just Mooneys) that a few years ago would have been a real challenge to sell. Buyer beware. The nicest one available (meaning premium priced one) is many times the least expensive in the long run.