A&C
I totally agree with you that a fantastic job may be made on composites and that you will have a very nice aircraft.
But a Cirrus slamming into the ground at the descent rate quoted under the chute will suffer substantial damage and shock loading.
It is not the case of a glider scraping a wingtip or scratching the underside on a rock.
We are talking about an aircraft which is substantially damaged and I am afraid although I want to agree that the value should hold I know the reality which is no one will want that aircraft unless it comes at a bargain basement price.
Common sense dictates that faced with a choice of 10 aircraft for sale would I or you realistically consider a severely damaged well repaired aircraft against the others for sale unless you are a cash strapped buyer who is looking for a cheap Cirrus.
Sadly its not about quality of repair but STIGMA and it is several years not one before that aircraft will close the gap again.
Pace