Well, I've signed the dotted line now, so there's obviously a sucker born every minute. A brand new world of pain has now opened its fanged jaws as the keeper of a complex thoroughbred. I can see the bills already. Forcing me towards insanity's door is the fact that I won't get her until end of May, so I have plenty of time to stew in my lack of judgement. But hey, let's go out with a bang and what good does savings do you anyway? Who needs a house when you can sleep in the plane?
Plan is to get her home soon after and then get enough training to satisfy the insurers and finalise my IR on the over TBO engines, and then towards fall overhaul both of them on the cheap. Engines alone can be done for about $18K/piece - I've gotten quotes in. Then on top of that comes turbo's (two on each engine) for about $1500/turbo and then magnetos/hoses etc. A big chunk, but actually a lot cheaper than doing the GO-435's on the Commander.
I'm sure you will hear more about my ordeals as they progress.
A new money pit has reared its pretty face, a 1978 601P. Welcome to the family.