Should I get an old 337?

[Ernie Martin]

Been away for a week.

There is a whole "sticky" thread for those considering buying a 337 -- make sure you read it.

In the earlier responses no one is suggesting a middle road. Such a thing can be found. It's a well maintained 337 in the $60s to $70s with all ADs done, with mid-time engines (and with good compression and oil chemical analyses consistently in the "normal" range), but with older avionics and average-or-worse interiors and paint. Just be patient.

It took me many months to find my second 337, which I bought in the low $70s seven years ago. It had been meticulously maintained by the Ohio State University FBO (the same people who maintain the University's fleet of trainers) for an owner who used the airplane in his business. Interior was below average, exterior above average. The owner had installed avionics upgrades which I simply refused to pay for (told him to yank them out, but he didn't). It can be done.

Ernie