Never mind the cost, think of the aggrevation. I watch the guys in the next hangar to me with a yak 52.First bust a gut pulling out, second bust another gut turning the prop thro nine blades, get in, find the last guy used the air, get out, recharge air. Go flying (not for very long), come back and spend hours cleaning the oil off the airframe, bust a gut pushing it back in hangar.
Never buy an aircraft you cannot easily push around yourself. If you want max bang for you buck and min agro, buy a Pitts