Dragchute
Thank you, that is exactly my experience with operating those turbines too. . .As for buying them used, no problems either as long as you have done your research and homework properly, not just on the aircraft but its provenance ie the chain of ownership, who has owned and operated it, where, by what sort of crew and under what conditions.
Used: You get absolutely exactly what you pay for. No more no less.
Never got less than full TBO or full HSI, (except for one prop strike due mysterious "locked" nose locker opening in flight and spitting bags into prop, cracked quill shaft spline) and all the engines still pulling way better than minumum specs before removal. Likewise with pistons including the dreaded GTSIO520.. .It's all to do with how well trained and maintained is the pilot on the end of the power levers. . .The probability that he/she will bend the airframe is pretty low, but the cuppla million dollars worth of engines hanging out there are dead set sitting ducks. . .Pilot maintenance is AS important as engine maintenance. WARNING: One without the other is extremely hazardous to your financial health.