From a rookies view -- I think the paint looks great, as does the interior. New slick mags are a plus. The only issue I see is the engine at 1691 hrs...so it's going to need some major coin invested very shortly. Averages 113 hours per year...which is pretty reasonable. The price (currently) at ~ $18,000 seems to be in-line given the condition...if you like the look of it ofcourse.
Exceptionally nice 1976 C-150 M Original paint, blue over white Very nice original interior, no tears, no worn fabric [good plastic] Excellent original carpet Original Tinted glass [all the way around] Original Wheel pants Engine pre-heater [silicone sump] NEW Goodyear Flight Custom III front tire Excellent main tires Good brakes Auto gas stc [always ran avgas] Belly drain NEW baffles and seals Brackett air filter NEW ELT battery Annual due -3/1/07 All log's and paperwork from day one All AD'S complied with NO damage history, dent's, hail or corrosion Skybolt cowl fasteners Doesn't leak any oil Comp. 72/80 - 78/80 - 75/80 - 78/80 TTAF-1743 TTE 1743 Flew 50 hrs. in 2006 Skytec starter Remote oil filter STC Digital flip-flop nav-com MX-300 Narco Transponder/c Intercom w/PTT on both Always hangered 4 owners since new TX/OK airplane all its life
Selling on Ebay definately get's plenty of exposure for the money. I would use it to get contacts, with no real intention of actually selling the plane through Ebay. Ebay has made that progressively harder to do.
Would I buy an airplane on Ebay? Maybe, but I've got to inspect it without having to place a "deposit" first. Most Ebay airplane auctions aren't set up to allow that, nor do they allow enough time to make arrangements. I think some owners intentionally set too high a reserve just to test the market before getting "serious". Most Cessna's on Ebay eventually go for more than what I think they're worth anyway. With the high time engine, I think this one has maxed out, price wise. The 2 bidders might nickel and dime for awhile, but it won't go much higher.
Now, this airplane in Bengie's attachment? Be afraid! Be very afraid!
It's TOO perfect! Gotta' be somethin' wrong with that one!
Besides, I doubt that Bengie would part with her anyway!
Looks like a nice clean relatively low-time 150L, same year as my Aerobat and about the same airframe and engine times when I bought mine ( Ihad 400 hrs left to overhaul). I would hope it had a top overhaul sometime since major- almost 1700 hrs is a bit high for the cylinders if they haven't. The point is, if there was a top overhaul, you could probably fly it for another 300 hrs before teardown, given the compression is ok, the oil burn good, and the low-time mags. Other than that, it looks pretty clean, and there shouldn't be too many fixes that need to be done. Yeah, the exhaust pipes are swapped backwards,... and the wheel pants are not correct for that year- usually people put the last style made on, 74 and up one's, not earlier ones like this owner did. Personally, I would ditch the droop wingtips- I never liked the look of them, IMHO. -Brian
Gary, Question for you, on these backwards pipes. Mine are just like this as well, So last summenr I thought I would fix this little concern from reading the forums. I purchased 2 new pipes,, good thing I did because 1 had a bit of "rust" and looking close at it,, had pin holes in one pipe. Both replacement pipes were identical to the 2 I took off,, But comparing the indivudual sets,, the pipes are diffrent in the bends. So tried as hard and as long as I like,, "disregarding the pins that the claps fit through" Mine on the 74 model would only go on the 1 way,, This was because of the unique bends each pipe has,, Ya, I could put them on, bot they wouldn't fit in the cowling hole. Are we sure that they aren't suppose to be "backwards" as per say?
The engine was a complete overhaul in 1979 (!!) by Kal Aero in Kalamazoo. 317 Hours in 28 years? From the forum, I don't think I'd be happy to see that.
I hate the colour combo...but it does look clean on the outside and the inside.
If the mufflers are the correct part numbers, and the pipes are the correct numbers, and the mufflers are installed correctly, you shouldn't have this problem.
Somewhere along the line, either your mufflers or pipes have either been installed incorrectly, or something has been modified to allow this incorrect installation.
As many planes as there are that are currently flying like that, it must not be causing any problems. Also, there must be a lot of IAs allowing this condition to pass. That's their business and I'll stay out of it. But, when it comes to matters of the powerplant and exhaust, I'm pretty picky.
Unlike some other IA's, I don't get real concerned about little things unless it affects flight controls, engine and engine controls, or structural integrity.
Bottom line, Lionel, I'm not aware of any configuration that left the factory with backwards facing exhaust stacks. If yours are that way, something isn't correct.
Gary Shreve When writing the story of your life, never, ever let someone else hold the pen. [Linked Image]
I'll go out on a limb and predict 21.5k as the final price.
