Want to buy a plane and would like some advice!

[Skyrys62]

These type of threads are common. Ask about a specific airplane, and you'll get two pages of "No, buy this instead".

I like the weight capacity of the 182 and the speed, but I don’t know if someone could suggest a better plane?

 

[Sinistar]

...I would also throw out the idea that if you're going to do this even 35% of the time, you might appreciate the faster plane and a mooney or bonanza might feel worth it on the 4th back and forth, let alone the 100th.

Or just drive it once and then a 172 would feel fast again

 

[MIFlyer]

having one end of the trip be your backyard definitely makes the math really attractive. if it were me, i'd have a plane by the end of the month and be flying this route on nice days until I got a full strategy in place