Originally Posted by
Red Leader
Have a friend who has a share in a Comanche and loves it. Worth looking into if you want a low wing, as with 260HP they're pretty fast and will carry as much weight as a C182, and are probably cheaper than a Bonanza.
See
Piper PA-24 Comanche pilot report
No way a Pa 24 will out haul a C 182 and the aircraft went out of production in 1972 when the aftermath of a hurricane flooded the factory and destroyed all the production tooling required to manufacture the major airframe components. This makes parts support a major issue. As for the pilot report.....well I would treat any report on an aircraft provided by the guy selling it with healthy skepticism ........