You assume correctly, but here's the situation. My wife and I want to be able to travel with my parents quite a bit. It would make sense to have my parents throw in some cash for the airplane, but their part of the deal comes in the form providing us with free lodging on our travels. They have owned time shares for years, and are now to the point where we can travel all over the U.S. and they can provide us condominium accomodations free of charge. The problem is, with so many destinations to choose from, It's hard to have time to use them if we have to drive. So we could fly on my dime, and stay on theirs. Our typical destinations are Pagosa Springs CO, Destin FL, Wisconsin Dells WI(which happens to be just 60 miles from Oshkosh :wink2
, Boise ID, Branson MO, Fairfield Bay AR, Williamsburg VA, and there are many more to choose from. I think it's a heck of a trade if I can come up with a suitable mode of transportation.
Here are some 210s that may be worth a look. Asking prices are higher than 50K, but it might be close enough for me. Surely I can talk them down a little as well.
http://www.controller.com/listingsdetail/aircraft-for-sale/CESSNA-210/1963-CESSNA-210/1196355.htm?
http://www.controller.com/listingsdetail/aircraft-for-sale/CESSNA-210/1964-CESSNA-210/1187801.htm?
http://www.controller.com/listingsdetail/aircraft-for-sale/CESSNA-210/1965-CESSNA-210/1197689.htm?
Some of the 210s have the kiddie seats in the back. Could a guy tear out the useless seats and gain some useful load and cargo space? Or is that a no no?