Hi Brad !
Sorry, I'm tuning in to the middle of this, as I've been off
the list for a couple of weeks .....
The Rebel kit is still only $15,500 (+ $4,300 for the f/w fwd
kit) ... so about $20,000 for the airframe, and $8,000 to $21,000
for the engine, depending on used, rebuilt, or new ... so about
$42,000 - sounds pretty good compared to $179,000 for a new C-172 !!!!
You get a custom-built airplane, the way you want it, with the
potential for up to 4 seats, and/or a flying camper, or "The Best
Floatplane in the World"(tm) !! ;-)
If that flying Rebel is in the Eastern States, (N.H.),
it's a bargain ! If not, I'd have a real good look at it ....
In any case, those bargain days are going quickly - as people discover
what a great flying airplane the Rebel is, prices have skyrocketted !!
A Rebel on amphibs here recently sold for $98,500 - and the next one
will likely go about $110,000 or more !! (Alright- those ARE Canadian
dollars, but still, it's all relative ! :-) )
Good luck - hope you get to fly a Rebel soon !!!
...bobp
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At 04:05 PM 3/30/02 EST, you wrote:
So last year murphy increased the prices dramatically? I am guessing to pay
for the equipment to stepup to the fast build arena. So the normal kit prices
went up and the fast build option is very expensive to add. It seems like a
really nice plane but it looks to cost about 25K to get the complete airframe
and then engine/prop 15-20K so 40-45K USD total? I found a complete rebel
with a subaru engine for 42K and it's flying. I couldn't do my own annuals
but....... Well Thanks for the help.
Brad
<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT COLOR="#800000" SIZE=2><B>So last
year murphy increased the prices dramatically? I am guessing to pay for the
equipment to stepup to the fast build arena. So the normal kit prices went
up and the fast build option is ve
ry expensive to add. It seems like a really nice plane but it looks
to cost about 25K to get the complete airframe and then engine/prop 15-20K
so 40-45K USD total? I found a complete rebel with a subaru engine for 42K
and it's flying. I couldn't do my o
wn annuals but....... Well Thanks for the help.
<BR>
<BR>Brad</B></FONT></HTML>
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