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Used Cirrus price development

The SR22 community is quite distinct from the rest of GA.

It has created interesting mod challenges in years past

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Shoreham EGKA, United Kingdom

I get the feeling most people buying these just don’t care about the cost, because it’s an insignificant sum for them—which is the reason they can sell them for such crazy prices.

Yep, fully agree. And reading some of the comments also makes me sometimes wonder what I’m doing in this very forum… I’m obviously not playing in the same (financial) league… by far.

Dan
ain't the Destination, but the Journey
LSZF, Switzerland

Ibra wrote:

Of course but those Pipers are not expensive, they are not top tech

All I can say is these people who prefer SR22s presumably don’t have wives.

We had a Cirrus (back when the price was more reasonable), but have now been flying the PA46 (Mirage and now Jetprop) for over 10 years.

So let me tell you all the reasons a wife prefers the PA46:
1) she can sit with me for takeoff and landing and then in the cruise she can sit very comfortably back in the cabin, feet up on the rear facing seat, reading a book and having a nap under a blanket with the shades down
2) she doesnt have to wear a bloody O2 cannula up her nose
3) she can enter and exit the airplane via the little stairway looking all elegant
4) she gets way more cred at the airport
5) there is NOTHING like the smell of jet fuel burning in the morning.

Upper Harford private strip UK, near EGBJ, United Kingdom

There seems to be a lot of people with a lot of money these days. At least they must have to be able to hand over €1m for a toy.
It is also showing in the car world. I understand that the sales of top end cars like Bentleys are going through the roof. I heard from someone who works at Bentley that some of the staff have had very good bonuses this year.
I must remember to get a lottery ticket this week.

France

Buckerfan wrote:

For the same price as a new SR22 they could be flying a great condition PA46 Jetprop, doing 260 kts, climbing at 2,500 fpm, with cabin class comfort, pressurisation, weather radar etc. No comparison whatsoever. And for 60% of the price they could be flying a PA46 Mirage (piston).

This is what I think as well. I get the feeling most people buying these just don’t care about the cost, because it’s an insignificant sum for them—which is the reason they can sell them for such crazy prices.

EHRD, Netherlands

Buckerfan wrote:

For the same price as a new SR22 they could be flying a great condition PA46 Jetprop, doing 260 kts, climbing at 2,500 fpm, with cabin class comfort, pressurisation, weather radar etc. No comparison whatsoever. And for 60% of the price they could be flying a PA46 Mirage (piston).And BTW, the Jetprop is easier to fly than the Cirrus.

Of course but those Pipers are not expensive, they are not top tech, they are not trendy and they lack the safety from the chute and besides the paintings of Pipers is just awful anyway (saying this as top Cirrus/iPhone fan but I will never buy one )

Last Edited by Ibra at 04 Aug 11:49
Paris/Essex, France/UK, United Kingdom

dutch_flyer wrote:

And of course it’s not just Cirrus; all the manufacturers have inflated prices to stratospheric levels. I really don’t understand it.

And yet the owners aren’t carrying home suitcases full of cash. Instead they had to sell to investors who don’t expect short-term a ROI. What does that tell us?

EDQH, Germany

Peter_Mundy wrote:

I never knew there was a retractable SR22

Normally I’m not so much of a fan of the Cirrus look but seeing that photo I thought Dang, that plane looks really good. Now I understand why.

EDQH, Germany

dutch_flyer wrote:

I find it unbelievable that people will pay ~$1m for a 4-5 seat SEP, or $650k for a new C182.

Yep, I keep telling Cirrus afficionados they are crazy.

For the same price as a new SR22 they could be flying a great condition PA46 Jetprop, doing 260 kts, climbing at 2,500 fpm, with cabin class comfort, pressurisation, weather radar etc. No comparison whatsoever. And for 60% of the price they could be flying a PA46 Mirage (piston).

And BTW, the Jetprop is easier to fly than the Cirrus.

Last Edited by Buckerfan at 04 Aug 11:27
Upper Harford private strip UK, near EGBJ, United Kingdom

I never knew there was a retractable SR22

Looks good, doesn’t it ? 😊

EBST, Belgium
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