robert ruggles
Active Member
It always happens, your looking for a certain plane to buy, find a nice one and soon as you buy it a better one comes on the market. Funny, this never happens in used cars?????
I bought a really nice 1992 RV3A with about 600 hours that has no squawks, after I get her home the builder that built mine 16 years ago puts a 2002 RV3B "Exact Duplicate" of my plane up for sale on Barnstormers, same size motor and same paint job.
Now for 2 weeks I have been trying to make my mind up, should I buy the newer one and sell mine? The 3B has a low time motor, mine has a topped high time motor, the 3B holds 6 more gallons but a lot can be said for the 3A header tank. Many more things had to be considered, I have a new Becker transponder, 3B no transponder, my motor purrs, no leaks, landing gear is perfect, I know what I have, a great plane, but the asking price for the 3B is only $7500 more for a low time 10 year newer plane that holds more go juice.
I made a decision today, buy the 3B and if it's a better plane sell the 3A, besides how cool would it be to have 2 matching RV3's for a while, hmm, which one should I fly today?
Got really excited, called the seller, TOO LATE! it's gone
Oh well?
Robert Ruggles
Surprise Az.
I bought a really nice 1992 RV3A with about 600 hours that has no squawks, after I get her home the builder that built mine 16 years ago puts a 2002 RV3B "Exact Duplicate" of my plane up for sale on Barnstormers, same size motor and same paint job.
Now for 2 weeks I have been trying to make my mind up, should I buy the newer one and sell mine? The 3B has a low time motor, mine has a topped high time motor, the 3B holds 6 more gallons but a lot can be said for the 3A header tank. Many more things had to be considered, I have a new Becker transponder, 3B no transponder, my motor purrs, no leaks, landing gear is perfect, I know what I have, a great plane, but the asking price for the 3B is only $7500 more for a low time 10 year newer plane that holds more go juice.
I made a decision today, buy the 3B and if it's a better plane sell the 3A, besides how cool would it be to have 2 matching RV3's for a while, hmm, which one should I fly today?
Got really excited, called the seller, TOO LATE! it's gone
Oh well?
Robert Ruggles
Surprise Az.