"Newps" wrote:

My point was that for the kind of money you are talking about I could
by cruising at 165kts at the same or less fuel burn, and still have
enough money left to by a lot of Avgas.


Yes, in a considerably older airplane with older avionics, higher
maintenance costs, etc. If it was a retractable, insurance would be more,
too.

Nevertheless, speed is good. I like Bo's, and very nice ones can be had
for $300K.

Sheesh, you can get a nice S35 like mine with a freshly overhauled 550 and
autopilot for about $100K. 190 kts true and $200K left over to play around
with.

Bo's older than '85 won't do.