just a couple of quick things to check first.

check the gear trunion pins- ad on thoses they crack.
check logs for dye inspection, repeditive, or replacement with webco units,
non repetitive.
check gear bungee arms they crack also, no ad but ad on bungees.
check main gear castings at the web, they crack there also.
check tension on the push-pull gear cables, need a adapter most twinco
owners will have one or were to get one, they are easy to make the drawing
is in the service manual. if they are dragging to much the need to be
replaced, they are available but not cheap to replace.
check fuel valves for leaks and screens for corrosion, also part of a AD.
check rear bulkhead for cracks and horizonal bearings for play. also AD

those are the biggest things right off the top of my head for the twinco


check the ad list there are a few repetitive AD's


R. burns PA30 N31952



"Jim Burns" wrote in message
...
There are many things to think about when buying an airplane but a couple
that concern airframes a
1: you can't make it younger
2: you can't make it straighter (reasonably)
Money can fix just about everything else, but no amount will never roll
back the TTAF meter.

As the fleet of GA airplanes gets older there are more and more airplanes
approaching 9000+ hours, so the question becomes with all things
considered, how much of an effect does the high time have on this
airplane's value? The TwinCo is not so rare a bird that there aren't or
won't be other comparative examples on the market with lower total
airframe times, even if they have slightly higher asking prices. If you
look around it's normally easy to find older twins advertised for no more
than the value of their engines, props, and radios but even in these
instances they often have much less than 9000 hours TT.

Jim



"E Andersen" wrote in message
...

On a twin of that age and advertised at that sale price, I would set
aside
NO LESS than an additional 50% for additional repair and maintenance
that
you may incur during your first year of ownership.


yeah, I am aware of that, I was more concerned about the airframe, 9000
hours sounds like a lot, I dont know