New Member & Purchase Question

[tomcomet]

Got a rough quote from Brant Aero. They are a very well known shop based at the airport I fly out of in Brantford Ontario. I have seen them mentioned a few times on this forum as well.

Tomorrow we will get the results from cutting the filters and checking the oil from the last two oil changes. That will tell us more about the current state of the engines.

I was loosely quoted $38,000 USD plus $1000 shipping and then $7,500 $CAD per engine PLUS whatever else is needed (belts, hoses, whatever). WOW! This airplane thing really is a whole new ballgame and, oh yeah, I need TWO BLOODY ENGINES!!!

I was told if the engine analysis comes back clean I can 1) fly with these up to and and past TBO (obviously) or 2) replace an engine at a time as time and budgets allow.

It is frustrating because everything else we looked at on this plane was in great shape. It just didn't get flown enough and now it is barely worth anything because it needs two engines.

Any other options that I am not seeing here..?

Perhaps it is just time to walk away...