Talk me out of this...

"Paul Folbrecht" wrote in message
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Me: 7x hour recently licenced PP-SEL.

Plane: '79 C152 being sold by my FBO for $19,200. TT is around 8000 (I
think), SMOH is 2050. Annual just done. This looks like an Ok deal to
me when comparing to like models, but the clincher is that they are
throwing in one year of hangering as well. That makes it look like a
pretty nice deal.

Ideally I'd like to go into this with a partner but I haven't been able
to find one and I do honestly think they'll unload this aircraft before
too long. Not sure if the price or terms are negotiable but I would
like to try to squeeze a second year of hangaring out of them.

Concerns:

- Engine has only a few hundred hours till TBO. I know that means
dropping another $10K or so within a few years.

Actually, I think an O-200 has a TBO of 2000 hours, so you might be putting
out engine money a lot sooner than you think.

"Tom Sixkiller" wrote in message
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"Paul Folbrecht" wrote in message
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Me: 7x hour recently licenced PP-SEL.

Plane: '79 C152 being sold by my FBO for $19,200. TT is around 8000 (I
think), SMOH is 2050.
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Actually, I think an O-200 has a TBO of 2000 hours, so you might be
putting
out engine money a lot sooner than you think.

Tom,
Actually, the Continental O-200 has an 1800 hour TBO. The Lycoming O-235,
the only engine Cessna ever put in the 152, can have a TBO of 2400 hours, IF
ONLY GENUINE LYCOMING PARTS are used throughout (their emphasis). Slap one
Superior valve cover gasket on it, and the TBO drops to 2000 hours. Not
that any of these numbers are a concern to the potential buyer, or the FBO.

Happy Flying!
Scott Skylane
N92054

No, since a 152 has a Lycoming O-235.

- Engine has only a few hundred hours till TBO. I know that means
dropping another $10K or so within a few years.


Actually, I think an O-200 has a TBO of 2000 hours, so you might be putting
out engine money a lot sooner than you think.