1971 C-182 For Sale

[GusMcRae]

I have a friend that can't get his medical.  He has a pretty nice 1971 C-182M, only about 2000 TT, but 1100 SMOH, I think he said that it had a TOH around 300 hrs ago.  2 King radios, he uses a hand-held gps of some kind so I don't know if he would let that go or not.  Just went through an annual this summer similar to mine where he had to pull a jug due to low compression, and ran into the same exhaust problem that I did as well so he had to replace the exhaust stack on that side.
It has a new modern style paint job (blue and white) and new interior, both of which he had done since he's owned the plane, I'm going to say within the last 3 years or so.
Asking $65K. 
PM me if anyone wants the guy's #. 

He's kind of banking on the sport pilot deal going through that would allow a guy to fly with 1 passenger in a 4 place plane with 180hp engine or less, so he would entertain working a trade for a C-172.  He's owned 2 or 3 of those prior to upgrading to the 182. 

[gotyacovered]

172 is not sport pilot eligible, is it? i wasnt aware of the rule, other than if it has 4 seats=no sport pilot.

[gotyacovered]

sounfs like a nice plane BTW... autopilot?

[GusMcRae]

172 is not sport pilot eligible, is it? i wasnt aware of the rule, other than if it has 4 seats=no sport pilot.

I think part of what is being proposed is that it could be a 4 seater plane, just can't have any more than the pilot and 1 passenger aboard, and under the hp threshhold, whatever that is or whatever it winds up being.

sounfs like a nice plane BTW... autopilot?

It does not have ap.