What to buy...what to buy?

I pasted some classifieds in here to answer the following question:

How much are these going for these days?

As for Navions, I'm sort of partial to them, but you're going to have
a harder time finding one for $30K these days. Mine ran about $35
ten years ago (but it was a fairly nice one when I got it). The
maintenance
is a bit more involved than the many of the others.

Yes and the fuel burn is a bit higher. But boy, they are built like tanks.

If you want all out speed, bet either the long-eze or the AA5B (again I
don't
know how well you're going to do finding one of those for $30K). I'm
partial
to the looks of the Swift as well, but they have problems of their own.

I've ridden in a long-eze and I love the speed but I didn't find it very
comfortable. Also, I don't seem to find Long-ezes that the interior has a
nice finish. Not sure why. AA5B's are a bit of a stretc as well.

1948 CESSNA 170 - POLISHED ALUMINUM . $31,500 . OFFERED FOR SALE . A very
nice 170. Polished aluminum and paint. New interior, C-145 w/300-D case TT
3829, SMOH 1049.5, 360 SPOH All AD's and Good Paper work. Clevelands Scott
Tailwheel, Spin-on oil filter Slick Mags, McCauly Prop. 76X53 - STC MoGas
75-76-73-74-73-77 over 80, Good radios, VOR/Loran/Mode/EGT/CHT More

1955 CESSNA 170B IFR . $53,000 . FOR SALE . 4600TT, 1800 SMOH, 600 STOH with
New Cylinders, IFR Certified aircraft, C180 gear legs, Stall Fences,
Met-Co-Air Wing Tips, Gap Seals, V-Brace, KX155 with G/S, Approach Certifed
GX50 GPS, New Panel, AT155 Transponder, Annual 10/2004, EGT, Carb Temp.,
Digital Volt/Amp Meter, Stobe Lights.

CESSNA 170A, 1950 . $35,187.50 . FOR SALE BY OWNER . 1950 C-170A, 3700 TTAF,
O-300A, 1400 SMOH, 5 STOH, new pistons, rings, valves, wiring, starter, 35
amp generator, 25 amp RG battery, Collins 250/251 Nav/Com, Mode C
transponder, electric T&B, double venturii, IFR certified 6/03, Hooker
shoulder harness, interior two years old, oil filter, quick drain, external
power plug, Cleveland wheels and brakes, (wheel pants shown, not included)
auto gas STC, McCauley Prop 7653, new lower rudder skins and mainspring,
4-place Sigtronics SPA-400 intercom wired for two-place, complete original
logs and keys, all manuals and placards per TCDS, annual, engine top
overhaul and anti-corrosion completed 1/04. Interior-8, Exterior-5.

1949 CESSNA 170A . $31,900 . AVAILABLE FOR SALE . 4988TT,1320SMOH on Cont.
o300, At50 transponder W/encoder, MK12DNAV/COM, 4 place intercom, wheel
pants, one piece windsheild. Looks and flies good .

CESSNA 170B . $41,000 . ASKING PRICE SLASHED . IF you are not a tire kicker
and are truly wanting a 170 this is the Best "B" model for the money period.
See earlier ads, click on "Show all previous ads" to see pictures. If you
see it and fly it you will buy it.

1948 RYAN NAVION A . $57,500 . FOR SALE . 225 HP, 2920 TTAF, 135 TSMOH, 30hr
New Porp, n/windshield, n/panel, collins 720 w/GS, Val 760, Audio Panel,
GX55 moving map in-route IFR, DME, mod-c, 60gal fuel, Neo-Air Downdraft
cooling, Leading edge vents, PA tail, Military Paint,Hangered,NDH, Logs
s/new

1949 NAVION . $55,000 . AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE SALE . recent
paint(military), E-225 engine approx 600 hrs SMOH with new recent cylinders,
new prop w/100hrs, cleveland brakes, fuel computer, engine analyzer, nice
interior,60 gals fuel,Mk 12DNav/com w/G/S, GPS Garmin Pilot III;Brittain
auto pilot..flys beautifully... a/c located in North Florida........

1948 NAVION A FOR SALE . $50,000 . MAKE OFFER . 2795 TT, 1538 SMOH, 92 on
new MV prop. Palo Alto tail, MX12 with VOA-8 CDI, SL-60 gps/com connected to
KI-202 CDI, KT-78 with AK-350 encoder, KA-134 audio pannel and AK-450 ELT.
Nice interior, good paint, no damage history, always hangered and all
records from factory test flight on


1977 AA5A CHEETAH . $47,000 . FOR SALE . 1977 AA5A Cheetah, TTAF 2950, SMOH
648, 2 MX11 coms, Narco 11 & Narco 12 w/GS slaved to AP, Narco audio panel,
Century I AP, KLN90 GPS slaved to AP, Garmin 195 GPS, digital tach, digital
OAT, quad CHT, IFR cert, new paint, auto fuel STC, wingtip strobes & more!
Always hangered.

1974 AA5 GRUMMAN TRAVELER . $38,500 . PRICED FOR FAST SALE . 160HP
conversion TTESMOH 915, TTAF 2810, TTSPOH 120, IFR equipped, fresh annual,
Narco MK12 digital nav/com w/GS, KX125, AT50A, Loran, Century 1, wingtip
strobes, canopy cover, P&I-7, cruise @129kts, useful load 905.

REFURBISHED TRAVELER . $45,000 . AVAILABLE FOR SALE . this airplane has been
completally restored and upgraded all parts such as brakes glass exhaust
ect. are new, entire airframe was flush rivited before shot with white
polyurethane and ready for your custom paint scheme, tou will not find a
sweeter traveler anywhere.