He didn't actually say what his budget is, he simply said that he could
afford the three in the list, which all happen to be the same price. I
pointed out that for a (possibly) small amount more, he could have a 8 year
old plane. You guessed wrong, I don't own a Katana, although I did most of
my primary training in them. I belong to a club with 27-year-old Warrior.
Thank you for your concern, though -- I'm sure Marco appreciates you
looking out for his best interests.

"Steve Robertson" wrote in message
...
Jeremy, I really don't mean to pick on you, but ... Why, when a fellow
says his
budget is $35k, do you pitch a solitary plane that is $5k-$20 more? Let me
guess
- you own a Diamond Katana? There are plenty of other 2-seat birds in his
price
range. But they will be older. And there's nother wrong with older planes.

Best regards,

Steve Robertson
N4732J 1967 Beechcraft Musketeer A23-24

Jeremy Lew wrote:

You could get a mid-1990s Diamond Katana (DA-20-A1) for a bit more than
that
(40-55k).

"Marco Rispoli" wrote in message
t...
In my quest to purchase an aircraft I came to the conclusion that a 2
seater
could fit my mission parameters AND my budget.

I can afford:

Beech Skipper (goes between 25-35 grands age around 20+)
Mooney M10 (same as the skipper ... but it's older age around 30+)
Piper Tomahawk (same as the skipper).

Are there any other low wing 2 seaters out there that I am missing?
(probably, yes ...)

By the way it's not by chance that there's no high-wings in my list. I
know
I can probably buy a cub for the same price ... I am just not too
crazy
about high wings ... I will look into those later, if I have no other
choice.

Thanks

--
Marco Rispoli - NJ, USA
You can read my flight training diary at
http://www.tranceweb.net