"Newps" wrote:

As an owner I could not possibly care less that my manufacturer goes out
and does demos. I want availability of service and I want parts in stock.
I also want shops that don't have to phone the home office just to get the
cowl off.

After I bought the 182 in June, my first warranty contact with my nearest
Cessna Service Center produced this remark:

"We used to be a Piper dealer. We don't know much about Cessnas."

They didn't have any parts, either.



OTOH, the Cessna factory people I've talked to have been very helpful and
have responded promptly to requests.

--
Dan
T-182T at BFM