Cherokee 235 vs Trinidad vs Comanche

Jay Honeck wrote:
No, I'm guessing just a lack of money and gullibility. :-)


Well, gullibility anyway.

Let's see...I can either buy a 60-year old single engine prop plane
design, or a nice little biz jet.

Gee, which should I get?

D'oh!

Well, it isn't quite that simple. The purchase cost is one thing, but
operational costs live with you forever. Check the insurance costs for
a jet vs. a Bonanza, check the recurrent training requirements for a jet
vs. the single, check the fuel costs, check .... you get the picture.
I'll bet the operating costs for the Jet are at least 4X more than the
Bonanza and maybe even higher than that. Sometimes you pay more upfront
to save later. Just as with most hybrid cars costing more to purchase,
but paying you back (hopefully) with lower operating costs.

Matt

Matt Whiting wrote:


I'll bet the operating costs for the Jet are at least 4X more than the
Bonanza and maybe even higher than that.


25 times more at a bare minimum.



Sometimes you pay more upfront
to save later. Just as with most hybrid cars costing more to purchase,
but paying you back (hopefully) with lower operating costs.

This is never, ever the case with a jet. A jet can save you time but
will always cost more in money.

Newps wrote:



Matt Whiting wrote:


I'll bet the operating costs for the Jet are at least 4X more than the
Bonanza and maybe even higher than that.



25 times more at a bare minimum.



Sometimes you pay more upfront

to save later. Just as with most hybrid cars costing more to
purchase, but paying you back (hopefully) with lower operating costs.


This is never, ever the case with a jet. A jet can save you time but
will always cost more in money.

That was my point. Even though a new Bo may cost more than a used Jet,
the Bo's lower operating costs will quickly swamp any purchase price
differential.

Matt

I'm sure everyone here has his fantasy of what to get if winning the
lotto. If a few million bucks suddenly show up in my bank account, the
most I'll get would be a single engine turboprop, a PC-12 or something
like that. Even in the world of turbine, it's hard to beat the cost
efficiency of single engine prop.

This is never, ever the case with a jet. A jet can save you time but
will always cost more in money.