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Hello everyone, I believe that as a group we are in a better position to find a Coupe at a reduced price. I bought mine last year and did not know anything about Coupe Capers or this site. My better half was adament about side by side seating and our financial parameters were limited to under $20,000. I went through Trade a plane and looked up Ercoupe on the web, I finally found one on the web for $15,000. This took a long time so I talked with the owner and bought it sight unseen in order not to lose it. That is how difficult it was to find a side by side seating arrangement plane other than the Cessna 150, for the money I had. I did pay too much and have sunk another $8,000 into it, not counting labor. Had I had the benefit of Coupe Capers I could have bought one heck of a lot better plane, but I did not know about the newsletter at that time. From the outside looking in, it is not that easy to find a low time engine Coupe with the Swiss cheeze mod. I looked at one which had never even had the Swiss cheeze holes cut out, and the others I called on were " going to get around to it someday". Slick mags were unheard of by most sellers, and the typical radio arrangement was a handheld only. As you all know, electronics can eat up several thousand dollars really fast. The Coupe I bought had all the logs and I tracked down the AD's which were done, and corrected those that weren't . Had I had the benefit of Coupe Capers I could have bought the same plane for $11,000. From the outside looking in, it is not easy to find a tricycle gear, side by side seating arrangement plane other than a 150 , for less than $20,000. -----Original Message----- From: MAGIC VAC [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 9:01 AM To: Richard Eddinger; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Found a Coupe ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- Yes, I guess someone did get a good deal. But, those same deals are out there. I've seen them. Biggest problem is finding someone within an acceptable distance that wants it. I could have sold it several times if I wanted to deliver it 2,000 miles. As it was, I had three buyers in the local area, but only one actually gave me a deposit. It was always; "well, if he doesn't buy it, call me." Also, if I hadn't delivered it the day I did, 9-09-02, two days later I doubt if anyone would have been interested in it. Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Eddinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "MAGIC VAC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 10:56 AM Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Found a Coupe > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > At that price I bet it didn't take long to sell it and some one got a heck > of a good deal. > Dick & Nancy [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "MAGIC VAC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 7:44 AM > Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Found a Coupe > > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > Why would anyone invest $11K for an unknown aircraft? 5 years out of > > annual? Top overhaul 300 hours ago? Sounds to me like a major OH is in > the > > near future. I sold my Coupe for $15,500 with a new extensive annual, 300 > > hours on engine, and a new prop. ($2500.00) Total cost of the annual was > > over 5K, and this aircraft was running, had been annualed the year before, > > and had nearly every upgrade available to Coupes. There are others out > > there around that same price I sold mine. Why buy a pig in a poke? > > > > Larry > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 8:08 AM > > Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Found a Coupe > > > > > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following > any > > advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > > > > Without engine and AF times, old radios, out of annual, new windows, and > > other unseen things I would offer around $11k. What do the more > experienced > > coupe buyers think? > > > Scott > > > N94428 '50 G > > > > > > ========================================================================== == > > == > > > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > > > > > > ========================================================================== == > == > > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > > ========================================================================== == == > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm ========================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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