"Mark T. Dame" wrote in message
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A friend and I are considering purchasing an airplane sometime in the next
year or so and we are looking at high performance singles and light twins.
We're pretty much up to speed on the ownership costs of a Saratoga or
similar, but we're not real clear on what a light twin like a Baron or 310
would cost to operate, specifically maintenance.

I've been told that the maintenance costs on a twin are four times what
they are on a similarly powered single. Is that accurate or an
exaggeration? Are there any really bad maintenance hogs that we should
stay away from? Any other advice?

I've got a buddy that has a Twin Comanche. I'm not really sure what his
operating expenses are, but I know he burns about 8gph per side @ about
160kts. Comparing that plane to a complex single equal in speed such as
something like a 182 RG and I can't imagine the operating expenses being
anywhere close to 4x. 2x maybe.