blacknchrome Posted February 4, 2010 Report Posted February 4, 2010 I figured I'd post this in case anyone was looking for a screaming deal on a Bravo. I found it during my search, unfortunately it doesn't work for our mission, but thought I would share the info. Super low engine time because they overhauled the engine when the Bravo mod was done on it instead of just doing cylinders, etc. It was at 169,000, now 155,000, but the owner is trying to figure out what price it would take to sell it in a week or less. It sounds like it could be had in the low 100's. Wow - that's one heck of a buy for that much airplane. Especially when there are 30+ year old airplanes selling in that range. It's brokered in SAT, but they don't own it. http://www.controller.com/listingsdetail/aircraft-for-sale/MOONEY-M20M-BRAVO/1991-MOONEY-M20M-BRAVO/1161747.htm Quote
RJBrown Posted February 4, 2010 Report Posted February 4, 2010 I had a contract to buy this plane a year ago Christmas. I chose to do the Pre buy at the MSC in Denton. I guess they later did the annual there in Denton. I am sure US Aircraft has records of my prebuy. They were great to deal with and could give straight answers about what was done for the annual. The plane was far from airworthy at that time. They refused to get it airworthy and they backed out of the sale, I still would have bought it. The original N Number was N808MS. It had been owned by a lawyer in California for a long time and had just sat outside for years getting nothing but paper annuals. It appeared to be a solid plane just a bit neglected. I see they replaced the pilots side interior panel since I saw it. Paint looks better in the pictures than in person. The story at the time was "Divorce forces sale" Engine Overhaul was A long time ago. Garmin install was done by this owner and the antennae poked through the headliner. The fact that the avionics shop didn't have the forethought to center the antennae made me question their professionalism . I have pictures on my laptop at home if any want to see I will post tonight. Quote
HopePilot Posted February 4, 2010 Report Posted February 4, 2010 Yeah, but doesn't the annual operating cost run around $24k? Quote
Parker_Woodruff Posted February 4, 2010 Report Posted February 4, 2010 Quote: 16LPilot Yeah, but doesn't the annual operating cost run around $24k? Quote
blacknchrome Posted February 5, 2010 Author Report Posted February 5, 2010 Quote: 16LPilot Yeah, but doesn't the annual operating cost run around $24k? Quote
blacknchrome Posted February 5, 2010 Author Report Posted February 5, 2010 Quote: RJBrown I had a contract to buy this plane a year ago Christmas. I chose to do the Pre buy at the MSC in Denton. I guess they later did the annual there in Denton. I am sure US Aircraft has records of my prebuy. They were great to deal with and could give straight answers about what was done for the annual. The plane was far from airworthy at that time. They refused to get it airworthy and they backed out of the sale, I still would have bought it. The original N Number was N808MS. It had been owned by a lawyer in California for a long time and had just sat outside for years getting nothing but paper annuals. It appeared to be a solid plane just a bit neglected. I see they replaced the pilots side interior panel since I saw it. Paint looks better in the pictures than in person. The story at the time was "Divorce forces sale" Engine Overhaul was A long time ago. Garmin install was done by this owner and the antennae poked through the headliner. The fact that the avionics shop didn't have the forethought to center the antennae made me question their professionalism . I have pictures on my laptop at home if any want to see I will post tonight. Quote
HopePilot Posted February 5, 2010 Report Posted February 5, 2010 Obviously, any number is a guess (duh), but I believe I saw the theoretical number on a pilot's thread I recently read. Planequest says about 25k. Quote
RJBrown Posted February 6, 2010 Report Posted February 6, 2010 I don't mean to bad mouth the plane, I would have bought it for the right price. It just was quite a disapointment seeing it for the first time. The plane looked sad and neglected. For the right price and a bit of love it could be someones pride and joy again. It is a solid plane afterall. A year later I bet they wish they had sold for 135 it instead of acting offended. Quote
johnggreen Posted January 6, 2012 Report Posted January 6, 2012 Am I the only one scratching his head with regard to the previous post? Jgreen Quote
Shadrach Posted January 6, 2012 Report Posted January 6, 2012 He's been spaming random threads for about a week now... Quote
johnggreen Posted January 6, 2012 Report Posted January 6, 2012 Quote: HopePilot Yeah, but doesn't the annual operating cost run around $24k? Quote
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