Originally Posted by
sailingfun
Consider a Vans RV if you are thinking 2 seats. Much faster with better ability to carry weight and use short fields. You can also perform all maintenance legally yourself except sign off the conditional. They are going up in price for a reason but initial purchase price is a small part of overall ownership costs.
I believe the all maintenance yourself legality is if you are the original builder. If you bought a completed one, the original builder probably had you sign a hold harmless agreement for his work, but then, technically you are supposed to have an a&p do your work and sign offs.