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Eliacin Cortes: That would seem to have been in the ball park, and even if some work is necessary. Short of certer section, wing spars or needing engine major. You will come out okay. The ones asking 25K AND up for our regular Ercoupe are in dream land. Yes a new LSA aircraft cost 50-60K plus. But that is brand new. You buy an automobile for say 40K new in a few years is is worth much less and then you decide to purchase another new one. It will then cost you much more that your old car is worth. Lets not get sucked into the LSA craze. Prices will return to normal. Plus there are still LSA aircrafts selling for fair prices. Taylorcrafts, Aeronca, and Luscombs. There are also many Homebuilts that are excellent. Rans, Pulsar, and Zeneths. All these are fine aircrafts offering inexpensive flying. Shop wisely ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 10:11 AM Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Unworthy coupes > Paid $ 16,000 with fresh annual and positive recommendation from my personal > AP IA. > > Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > > advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > Eliacim Cortes: > > What was your purchase price ? If the price is right then a project is not > > to bad. However if you are paying top price, then you want something that > > only requires mimimual repair. > > > > I am finding that now that the LSA is in place, many think that they now > > have an aircraft worth much more than they are. Remember this is a 60 yr old > > aircraft, and as such, you will have problems. Nothing is new. > > > > A totally restored 415 C everything done, not just skimming over and saying > > it has been restored but a complete restortation, including engine, > > instruments, Interior,wings, cables, hinges. Complete apart and replaced to > > new condition. ThenI think you have an aircraft worth top price. > > > > The rest are as someone said, projects and should be priced accordingly. > > > > Lee > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Wood, Percy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: "'Darick Gundy'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 9:13 AM > > Subject: RE: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Unworthy coupes > > > > > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > > advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > > > > Percy explains it perfectly. > > > I have had to spend some time and money on the 415C I bought 5 months ago, > > so > > > yes, it is a kind of on going "project". > > > However, in that time I have logged more than 25 hours of dual time, and > > more > > > than 10 hours solo, and I am planning to do my sport pilot check ride by > > mid > > > January. > > > A brand new sport plane costs like a minumum of $ 70,000 (which I can't > > > afford), so I am still well ahead and have no regrets whatsoever. > > > > > > Eliacim Cortes > > > N87071 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quoting "Wood, Percy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following > > any > > > > advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > > > > > > > They are, Derick, very old airplanes. Even the "airworthy" ones are a > > > > project. Especially since so many mechanics do not know their > > > > idosyncrocities. > > > > Percy in NM, USA > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Darick Gundy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 5:12 AM > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Subject: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Unworthy coupes > > > > > > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following > > any > > > > advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > > > > > > > Just a general comment, > > > > Someone has been looking for an Ercoupe to buy and has evidently run > > > > into many that may be not airworthy-see comments below. As someone who > > is > > > > close to making a purchase, I was disappointed to hear this as I'm sure > > many > > > > others were. Have others had this same experience? > > > > > > > > A buyers experience... > > > > "....as I was told I ought to expect in the first place--that a lot of > > > > Ercoupes are not worth having, at least not unless someone is willing to > > > > take on what amounts to (even if not advertised as) a project." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================================================================ > > > > == > > > > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the > > > > archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================================================================ > > == > > > > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > > Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================================================================ > > == > > > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================================================================ == > > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/ > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/
