Tuno,

Turbocharging is of interested to you, since the SW US is hot and high.
Do you want to go into dirtstrips, too? Short strips? How much does
speed (and thus travel time) matter? Why only fixed gear?

My ranking would be:

Cirrus SR 22 and SR20.
Socata TB-10 Tobago.
Diamond DA-40.
Grumman Tiger.
Piper PA-28 Archer.
For dirtstrips, the C182(T) is hard to beat, but the others will work
on most, if you know what you are doing.

Have a look at the Aviation Consumer USed Aircraft guide.

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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)