I own a Comanche 260C, The Comanche is one of the best all rounder aircraft that was ever produced.
My a/c empty is 1911lbs. MTOA is 3200lbs. which gives 1289lbs. useful load. Fuel in all 4 tanks is 90gl. (US) = 540lbs. which leaves me with 749lbs. for pax and luggage. 4pax. of today’s size (men @ 176lbs. women @121lbs) are 594lbs, this leaves me with 155lbs for my suitcases. 65% cruise at 2500' will deliver 140-142KIS, fuel consumption is 12.5gl/h according to fuel flow and ~ 11.5gl/h according to fuel calculations, 75% power will show ~150KIS with fuel flow of 14gl/h, with this fuel consumption I get 7.5h to dry tanks at 65% and 6.5h at 75%, the range is between 950nm to 1100nm if fly high and at ~ 50%-55% power, saying this, the longest leg that I flew was from Cannes back to the UK, with headwinds it was about 4.75h and I landed with ~ 30gl left.
There are several models of the Single Comanche which are designated according to the engine H.P, 180, 250 (carburetted & injected), 260, 260B, 260C (& turbo) and 400. The Twincom. comes as PA30, PA30B, PA30C and PA39. The Comanche has only 1 expansive AD that needs to be carried out every 1000h, this is the gear inspection, if the gear is not adjusted correctly or worn out you have a good chance to sit very close to the ground, other than this all is very straight forward. The aircraft is strongly built and well supported by after market suppliers and the International Comanche Society (
http://www.comancheflyer.com/ ) that provides tech. support. The aircraft is old and you need to check it very well before buying, the condition will effect the price, however, there are many good examples as well.
If you want to buy drop me a note and I will see if there are any aircraft that a European ICS members wants to sell, usually their aircraft are in better condition but not always.