Best of all, it will run you "only" from $80 - $120K.

For that kind of money, you can find a decent 6 airframe. you'll
appreciate the extra space and same carrying capabilities(a little
more in some cases). My payload is about 900lbs (after full tanks) in
the 6-300. What I love more than anything about the PA-32 fuselage
vs. the PA-28 is the extra space. You will too.

Oooo. This oughta be good!

I don't think you could find a "good" Six in that price range. "Decent"
maybe -- but not "a perfect 10" like our Pathfinder. You'd end up having
to put out some serious cash to raise that Six to the cosmetic and low-time
engine levels of our plane.

Amazingly, our payload with full tanks is actually a bit more than yours --
956 pounds. (I guess that's not surprising -- that's probably the
difference in airframe weight between the two birds.) While there are times
I long for the extra width of a Six, it really comes down to maybe twice a
year I wish I had the extra seats: Oshkosh, and Sun N Fun.

The other 150 hours we fly annually we'd be hauling around a lot of extra
fuselage for no apparent reason.

That said, IF you could find a terrific Six in the same price range, I'd go
for it. The flexibility of extra cargo and passenger capacity is a good
thing.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"