It really was economical to operate but I have heard of horror stories as well. I was doing 200 hours a year in over 5 years and the only issues of any significance was changing out a turbo, waste-gate and a couple of cylinders.

It important to have a good A&P working on it who knows the plane backwards, which I was fortunate enough to have.

If you haven’t already make sure you joint TTCF, the forums are great. There is a guy on their Dick Welsh who has an incredible knowledge base on the planes and how to operate economically. I went and saw him at TRM a few years back just to thank him and meet him.

Good luck in your search.

Andrew