Take heart Greg...you have two things going for you that I don't. A 150 (usually cheaper and easier to fix than most airplanes) and a partner.
My Cardinal has started ring the cash register and it is neither. It has forced me to be very careful who touches her. Door hinge cracked $480 part/$450 labor. Cracked Cowl mount brackets $1000 for the parts...???? for labor. Transponder dies, then while replacing other avionics issues so we are at about $2000 there. Annual in another 3 months terror. But it sure is fun owning your own...heh..heh.
