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I'm really having a hard time finding a C-150 that I would be comfortable with in this market. Most of the ones on the market are being sold by people who haven't flown them much and want to cash out fast in a hot market. I talked to a guy yesterday who balked when I said I wanted to see the logbooks and do a pre-purchase inspection if the plane met my needs. Many of the sellers are also first time plane buyers and some are offended when they are asked to provide more than a couple of photos and the basic stats.

I'm looking for a K, L or M model that will be pretty much turn key (I'm not mechanically inclined, so no projects). Paint should be in good shape and engine should be regularly flown. What I'm finding is almost every one of the 15+ C-150's I've investigated in the last few months, has logged so few hours per year since the last overhaul that it begs the corrosion issue. Some of these planes have gone years between annuals. Only a few have flown more than 20 hours per year. The majority of the planes on the list haven't had an overhaul yet this century! I had a couple with the last overhaul in the early 80's! And only one had the originally installed prop overhauled. There's a plane on Barnstormers right now claiming 3900 SMOH. Apparently the O-200 is bullet proof and will run forever.

As to the C-150 at the start of this thread, it is priced at the top of the market. It might even be worth it IF I had confidence that just 24 hours flown over 3 years on a newly overhauled engine wasn't a problem. Is/was the engine properly broken in? Has corrosion set in due to disuse? All this and it is still in the infant mortality range SMOH. I might be tempted to call the shop which did the overhaul and ask the questions, but I can almost guess at the answer. Hopefully, they wouldn't laugh too hard.

I'm patiently looking for the right plane so if anyone knows of good candidate that's available now or may be available at some point in the not too distant future, please give me a heads up.