[dmcummins]

According to the AOPA online quick insurance quote, a Cessna 172 would run $882, a Mooney M20C would run $1280. This is with a PPL with 50hrs. None in type with the Mooney. Both with a 50,000 hull value and everything else the same. So not really a deal breaker there, but the size may be.

I'd really not buy something and then wish I had something else in a few years. I hate the buying and selling process. I generally sell cheap just to get rid of something, and then pay to much as I get impatient.

But I may also be perfectly happy with a Cessna 172 for years, there seam to be a lot of them out there. But then I would also have to figure out which model to buy. There is always something.

Another thing is I'll be 55 soon and I have also noticed several planes for sale due to medical. So I don't know how many years I'll have to fly. But my CFI is 77 so who knows.