and the Austros can go the distance, this bird would definitely be on my list...
Sadly this is the problem. How long do you wait to achieve this criteria. 2 years? 5 years? If I were parting with my hard earned I'd need a lot of convincing. There will be inevitable teething problems, but I think I'd need to see a sample of 100 airframes make TBO before I'd even consider it. I'm sure the folks who took a punt on the original disaster would think I'm being cautious!
When Continental release their diesel motor I would start to get interested but until then personally I'd be too scared.