Jonathan Goodish wrote:

No, but my car is largely still made from the same type of materials. I
don't need a computer to drive it straight. And just about any mechanic
and body shop can fix it.

If you can't hand fly the cirrus straight and level, then you should
urgently contact a good FI. (Have you ever flown one at all?) BTW: You'd
be surprized by the amount of electronics in a modern car.

Composites may indeed be superior in some ways, but long-term cost of
ownership for composites used in certificated GA aircraft is a huge
unknown at this point.

Composite aircraft have existed since how long? Since thirty years
maybe? With an allowed airframe life of 12000 hours or some such? You
have no clue what you're talking about. But then, luckily for Cessna and
Piper, many other pilots don't either, obviously.

Stefan