Just out of curiosity, I went to the Diamond web site and priced a new DA42 Twin Star. With options of integrated stormscope, traffic, TKS de-ice, extended range tanks and an 02 system it comes in at $650,272.
A lot of money! BUT bearing in mind that it is currently > $2.00 to a GB£ this works out at about £322,475. For this money you get a lot of aeroplane, a real go places machine. (You can get it for £264,000 without the options).
All I need to find now is a further 10 people who want to go splits
Any takers