Originally Posted by
trafly
Buy the King Air. You'll notice that it's the only one still being made. There's a good reason for that.
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Survey says no.
Last time I checked, you can still buy a brand new Merlin if you pony up to Fairchild/Swearingen. Of course it might take some time to complete the build.
I have a couple of thousand of hours in the Merlin/Metro and several hundred in BE-100/200s. The King Air is an all around better choice.