Should I get an old 337?

[stratobee]

I hear ya all and I'm taking it in.

But in the 70-100K range, I'll have to wait another 2 years to have that kind of money saved in cash, and where's the fun in that?

To be honest, I've mostly flown steam gauge aircraft and am happy doing that. No need for a fancy panel. And a shiny paint job or a cream leather interior isn't the most important thing either. However, safety and reliability of the engines, electrics and hydraulics is important, of course. So if that's achievable at this price level or slightly higher, then that would be interesting.

Two follow-up questions:

1. In your experience, do the engines run much past TBO?

2. Is the 5000hr wing AD something that's quite expensive (as if anything involving aviation isn't)?

Thanks again.