Forget the MLW. If your going to fly one of these the single biggest thing to be worried about is whether its got a second hydraulic pump installed. Won't be much fun if you lose the engine after takeoff that has the pump and have to clean up the airframe.
I always figured if I had a failure of either after takeoff with a reasonable load up north I was just going to just close both throttles and pretend it was a single.
Nice plane to fly though. Lots of good memories. Is DCQ still rusting on the Northern GA at YPDN? Such a shame.