Excellent - thanks, all! Consensus (mostly sent offlist) is to buy into
an older twin. I ran the spreadsheet numbers and, while I can't plug in
the "damn, it's sexy factor", the data all support an older, non-sexy
twin for speed, cost and safety: I'd need to fly 2k hours to make up
the difference in buy-in.

Thanks again,
-pablo

On Oct 6, 4:57 am, "Denny" wrote:
I'm a bit slow, I admit it... But when you say you have lost one engine
already and then ask our opinion as to whether you should by a twin or
a single!... It's a no brainer, buy the twin...

But then, what do I know, I fly junk...

cheers ... denny and Fat Albert the Apache...