Not sure how many hours you have, but learning how to handle wind now will pay off big in the future.
I had an incident (damaged an old 172) right after I got my Private because I didn't know how to land in wind. When I became an instructor I would almost never cancel a lesson because of wind...
I have five of his cassette tapes. I love that he would use Jeff Cooper as a reference in his speech "Effective Mental Conditioning"
Need to digitize those things. Funny and informative.
Also, there may be case modifications that could be a benefit. I adhered to the "overhaul twice" rule.
But I agree, the Rebuilt prices are insane. I watched the price increase almost 20% while I was waiting over a year for mine (ordered in 2021). At the current price for my engine, I would...