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Alex,
You made a good choice with the 36. I have owned a T-210, P210, Saratoga, and Lance. The A36 is hands-down the best piston legacy airframe out there in a 6-place airplane and since there are no new 6-place piston airframes it is the best period. The Matrix could be thrown into that group, though.
With that said, I do not think you can compare the SR22 to a 35 or a 33. Fixed gear, single power control, 23G seats with airbags, glass panel from the factory, 2 doors, modern cabin design with automotive style heat and accessory controls, parachute (not a big fan of this) and a fresh design airframe makes it a completely different bird from a comparison standpoint. The 35s and 33s are great, but just too different and from too different of an era to really compare. It is like comparing a 1967 Corvette with a 425HP tri-power 427 to a 2010 Corvette Z06.
I do love the A36. It's a magnificent plane. We really wanted more seats than passengers.
That said, if Cirrus (or Columbia for that matter) made a 6-seat plane with fixed gear, glass panel, and 12 more knots than the Bo, well... I'm sure I'd still hang out here anyway.
Too bad that one got away, but there are still a lot of good Cirrus deals out there. If we didn't have kids I'd jump on a used 22.
