my 1968 U206c had 7000 hours when i bought it 3 years ago..did almost 2000 hours of fish charter in three years..only thing that broke which left it stranded was lh and rh muffler and a non-working transponder (can't get back into Manila without one). got my investment back in 18 months, and was offered 30% more than the original purchase price..this airplane is the aviation equivalent of a Toyota Hi-lux 4x4..you just can't go wrong with a 206.