Robert M. Gary wrote:

The fact that he
wasn't upfront about it is annoying, but sadly, the norm. When I was
looking at Champs 4 out of 5 were not technically airworthy according
to ADs. That doesn't make them illegal to sell, or a bad deal.


The fact that when the OP put out an alert warning people looking for
Cessnas in So Cal to look for these things the seller blew a gasket
tells me that the seller had every intention of keeping the major damage
history and signficant squawks a secret. After all, he may not
spontaneously give the info out, but why should he be mad and
threatening to sue when someone reminds buyers to look for this stuff?

I found the ad (link posted elsewhere on the thread), it was a $25K C175
which I agree should have been a red flag. But at a club member who is
contemplating buying, after reading this thread and seeing IMO the
shockingly high number of people who think the seller's behavior is
acceptable, I think that's a good indication that I better stay away
from buying planes any time in the near future.