Cory,

Thank you for all the feedback, its nice to talk to someone whose been
down the path I'm about to commit too.

Is there a good online owners group that you would recommend?

The engine is going to go under borescope today. Also - I did notice
what I would consider 'normal to light' levels of corrosion underneath
the interior trim immediately in front of the door (I've seen this
corrosion in virtually every plane I've looked at, and what I did see
was just superficial surface stuff). Shining a lite through the dash,
I could also see what looked like a bit of corrosion underneath where
the windscreen intersects the fuselage - I wasn't able to get a good
look- but I've leat the FBO whose doing the pre-purchase know its there
and that I'm concerned about it.

I did not look at the rear wing near the flaps (although, fwiw, the
flaps were the absolute smoothest 'buttery' motion I've ever seen in
any piper, the mechanism felt brand new, and there was practically no
play in either flap.

I didn't realize that the fuel tanks weren't swappable parts... The
FBO says that they know a shop where we can send off both tanks to be
reconditioned and resealed for ~5-600 each, might just take that route.

As far as aerodynamic mods, any thoughts on the 2550 dollar package
provided by pipermods.com? It includes wingtips, wing seals, vortex
generators, stabilator tips, Prop tip mod (The ship's prop is brand new
and absolutely flawless) and prop repitching.

Beyond that, all I'd want to do (eventually, not initially) is high
performance wheel pants and a powerflow exhaust... But all in good
time.