"ArtP" wrote in message ...
: On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:52:20 -0700, Larry Stimely
: wrote:
:
:
: So...all I have to do is sell my wife on the idea of buying a Thielert
: 172 with a glass panel.
:
: I priced out a diesel for a 172. It came to $75,000 installed. We need
: a lot of people like you to buy now so eventually the price will come
: down to a reasonable level.

As it is now there is no such thing as an overhaul on those Thielert engines. Apparently run them to 'tbo' and throw
them away...