Budget Retracts - Anyone own a Sierra or Comanche 180?

A Lieberman wrote:
On Sat, 04 Feb 2006 22:40:26 GMT, B A R R Y wrote:

I have not found Sundowner parts to be crazy, as many wear items like
rod bushings and Lycoming engine parts are common to all brands. There
are unique parts like gear cushion donuts, but members of the Beech
Aero Club are pretty good about banding together and finding approved
aftermarket deals.

I'd buy the plane again...

I second what Barry says for the Sundowner. Trailing link gear on the
Sundowner cushions even the hardest of hard landings.

This statement has my head spinning. This the opposite of what I have
read in every review of these planes. Or maybe these types aren't as
similar as I thought. Does the Sundowner have the hard rubber shock
mounts (instead of oleos) in the trailing link gear that the Sport and
Musketeer have, which are reputed to reflect bounce energy right back
and magnify any bounces, instead of cushion them like trailing link
gear is supposed to do?

I would be interested to know if this is not the case, because the two
doors and roomy cabin make it otherwise look very attractive (the lack
of a driver's door was my biggest complaint when I flew Warriors, which
are otherwise great planes IMO), but I know my limitations and know I
can't regularly fly a plane that requires perfect or near-perfect
landing technique every time.