...But otherwise, I still think cheaper plane is still the better deal for you. $25,000 for any standard 150 is too much money in today's declining market. Especially if you do not plan on keeping it for any length of time. You will have a lot better chance of getting your money back paying $21,000 over $25,000 for a Cessna 150.
What exactly is a "standard 150"? The one thing I've learned about airplanes is you can't easily compare airplanes unless they are the same make, model
and year and even then there are gotchas. I've seen '68 150s that were worth 10K or less and a few that were worth 21K. A '77 in similar condition to a '68 in the way of paint and interior is still a slightly different animal with some more desireable (IMHO) structural differences. Radios alone are one huge variable that might easily make 10K's worth of difference between the price of two airplanes. A '68 worth 21K would have to be pretty primo (excellent paint /interior and good radios) while a '77 would be worth 25K with average paint/interior and decent radios). I think Bill is a bit jaded because it seems he lumps all 100HP 150s into the "standard 150" basket
