Fred,
that price is hard to accept. Today 22500 US$ = 18359 euros. Same
price as a little new car from Asia or two new Bang&Olufsen Beovision 10
led-TV-set or one good three week around the world trip for family or
typical wedding costs. Building an Europa means about +3000 hrs labour,
so you get about 6 euros /hrs and nothing from the stuf. Some
builders=B4 panel alone costs more than that price!
Obviously building an Europa (or any plane) is not a good investment for
money or time.
But it is still the best mental health investment man can do.
And gives more joy than any "toy" on the globe.
Personally, I will never sell my Europa if it is price would be less
than 100 000 euros. Obviously that is not possible and that means I will
be an Europa-owner for ever. Maybe it will be some day a good garden
decoration on the top of the pylon.
Raimo
From: Fred Klein
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 1:38 AM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Europa News
On May 27, 2010, at 2:50 PM, Raimo Toivio wrote:
The completed and well test flight Europa retail price: it should be
around 80.000 - 120.000 euros when compareing for typical LSA-types.
Raimo,
FWIW, when I last checked Barnstormers.com, there was a Classic for sale
w/ 250 hrs., 80 hp 912, all mandatory mods done...askin price of $22,500
USD...located in state of Georgia, USA I believe...not sure who built it
or quality of build, but photos look fine...go figure...
Fred
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