three words, bonus depreciation recapture

learn those, and these purchases can be rationalized

A business guy saying they bought something for a tax write-off, is like a wife saying

Look how much money I saved, Hunny!

Thanks. Sounds like I've been misinformed.

I don't mean this to sound snarky, though I'm afraid it will......

If I'd spent $800k on a new Cirrus, I think I'd be aggravated to be AOG with a mechanical, no matter how helpful they were about it.

I agree I'd be frustrated with problems on a brand new airplane, although they're common on almost all piston planes. Part of the 70 year old tractor technology we're still using, I guess.

But Tony's plane has several hundred hours, I believe.

I'd say the opposite. It's the newer tech that's responsible for most failures. Look at the columbias when they first came in the scene - they weren't having problems with their tractor engines, it was the stupid electronic hvac that gave them fits.

Anyone who thinks that you won't have any problems after 450 hours of piston aircraft operation isn't being realistic. Nothing's perfect. The issue is how do you get taken care of when issues arise. My point is simply that Cirrus gives world class service.

And I didn't pay $800k for my airplane...

Tony - You're absolutely correct. Reality is that there are different types of people in the world and we value our personal time differently. People who don't see the value in what you described aren't Cirrus buyers, they're legacy aircraft buyers and that's great, but it's a differnt market and if you're a company pumping out new airplanes it's a totally irrelevant market.

My dad had a new SR22 in 2001 (only way you could get one then was new, now that I think of it). Even then, great service and experience. After getting out of college and getting a decent job, I partnered with a guy who drove new Audi S-somethings and he wanted that Audi experience - we got a new DA40 (in late 2008 for quite a discount) rather than a bonanza or used SR22, which we could have bought for a fraction of the price. Worked great (I didn't like the DA40 that much, but I had a plane under warranty with a great partner so it was all good).

In short, you're totally right but this forum has a mix of people who like new planes and people who don't understand them. I personally have landed planes on roads a couple of times, but never had friends who could ride in on horseback (within a 15 day ride) with the right parts. So... good for those folks who fly within a few hours horseback ride of their personal shop, but I work 15hr days and there's no way in heck I'm going to spend a day trouble-shooting my plane during the work week.

Cirrus has and is killing it. Thankfully no one else is serving the market well, because I'm not sure it's a big enough market to support a bunch of competitors without widespread bankruptcies and the associated pain to those owners.

*for the record: I'm an MB and Cummins guy, not an Audi guy (because I've watched too many friends have significant mx on audi's under 100k miles, and Cummins are God's gift to trucks and boats). Also, I am currently a legacy aircraft buyer, not a new plane buyer (because I don't have the coin, and there is disgusting value in legacy aircraft for the performance).

Any company that wont support a $700-800k purchase is due to fail.
I would expect this on a new aircraft purchase.

They have an AOG department?

A few questions:

1: Is this an official warranty coverage that expires after some number of years/hours?
2: Once outside of warranty, do you get this coverage?
3: Original owners only, or do re-sale owners get this treatment?

Thanks, Larry

They have a 24 Hr AOG department. Any Cirrus driver can use it regardless of warranty or whom owns the plane.

And the closet door opens....

It is good to hear they give first rate customer service but in reality they should. For that kind of money in a boutique market, service should be the best there is. That being said if I had money to burn I would buy new. I love new cars and I am sure, though I will never know, that a new airplane is pretty sweet.

Does anyone know of another aircraft manufacturer selling new planes today that offers a 24-hour AOG call-center arrangement?