"john szpara" wrote in message
news:1118646675.a93d6cafa637b661be0a19c3ac002514@t eranews...
In a previous thread (could have been as much as a year ago), I
proposed getting a twin as my first airplane. I wanted a Cessna 421,
but wiser and more experienced people talked me out of it. After a
long period of thinking and research, I've decided to get a Cessna
T210. I have some time in type, plus a lot of complex, high
performance and RG time. I would likely get my instrument rating in
the plane I buy.

I've been discussing this at lenght on the CPA forum, but always
welcome more information. Any insights by current and former T210
owners would be helpful.

I had a 1981 T210...it was fast, comfortable and a maintenance hog. It spent
almost as much time in the shop as it did in the air. Not sure I got a
lemon, but 210's are "noted" for high upkeep.

Traded it for a B56 Baron after ten months and, though the Baron was ten
years newer, it cost less to operate than the 210 other than fuel costs.