Pre-buy after Annual

Well, you could do anything from nothing to another annual. How well do you
trust the shop that did the annual? If the plane is for sale now then you
can be almost certain that the minimal amount of work was done at the
annual. As always you have to weigh the amount to spend on the inspection
against what will be found that the seller will be willing to repair.

Mike
MU-2

"Douglas Olson" wrote in message
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Newcomer to group and ownership here. Hope this isn't an FAQ, but
Googling
the keywords brings up too many hits that don't address my question.

I'm looking at a fairly typical first plane to buy ... 1960s Cherokee ...
that appears to be just right. It has reasonable airframe time and low
engine time. It was annualled two months ago.

My specific question is ... Since the plane was just annualled, what
should
I look for in my (free, amatuer) pre-buy and ask the mechanic too look for
in the professional inspection, that would indicate a "don't buy"
decision,
even if the annual is fresh.

I'm thinking about things like interior wing corrosion that are airworthy
this year and probably next, but would make the plane a poor long-term
investment.

Is this the right question to ask? Experienced, non-monetarily motivated
answers appreciated.