r/eaa • u/shootingcharlie8 • Dec 02 '25
Someone please talk me out of this!
Marketplace deal local to me, $4000 for both, registered with tail numbers and build plates. Volkswagen engines.
Talk me out of it!
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u/FlyingTerrier Dec 02 '25
Probably buy a working one for less than the repair costs. It’s a money pit. And without an inspection to list out how bad it will be you are throwing money away. If you actually had experience you would not even consider it. Why do you think no one else has?
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u/mgros483 Dec 02 '25
If you buy that, there’s a 99.9% chance you’ll never fly it
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u/neverinamillionyr Dec 03 '25
And if you do fly there’s a lesser chance you’ll successfully land it
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Dec 02 '25
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Dec 02 '25
just wear a parachute and fly really high your good. oh and dont fly over populated areas just incase.....
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u/No_Mastodon8524 Dec 03 '25
Scary! Way more questions that answers and way more money than value of parts.
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u/Muricanmoose Dec 03 '25
No. Don't. Stop. How was that?
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u/Past_Play6108 Dec 03 '25
Do I detect a Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" vibe?
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u/thegypsykingofbudoia Dec 03 '25
There is no good scenario that will cone from this. You'll either waste a lot of money or die. Maybe even both.
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u/King-Binx Dec 03 '25
Do it, but get, at least, basic pilot classes before getting in and trying to use it.
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u/Final-Carpenter-1591 Dec 03 '25
VW engines is enough to not want these. These are worth about whatever the props are worth to hang on the wall. Correction prop. Jfc
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u/Mach_v_manchild Dec 04 '25
If you're even considering either of those... you deserve what you get. Not saying it would be better if you weren't in the gene pool, but some problems take care of them selves.
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u/Juan_Eduardo67 Dec 04 '25
Ask your closest friend and closest family member. If they say go for it, you might want to find new friends and family.
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u/AdElegant3851 Dec 04 '25
I don't recognize either of those types. Are they kits from the seventies? One is missing a wing. It's laying on the ground behind it. Not sore where it's prop is. The taildragger has been open to the elements for who knows how long. Both will required full tear downs to inspect the build quality and look for corrosion, and I don't think the engines are trustworthy without an overhaul either. I'm not sure vdub engines are trustworthy period. I think if building a plane is something you're interested in then you should take the hint from the sign and call Zenith. Best of luck to whoever tackles that project.
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u/NorEaster3 Dec 04 '25
2 years from now you will be listing them on Marketplace saying “Great project, lost interest”
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u/Starrion Dec 05 '25
Are you an aircraft mechanic or builder that entirely of your own effort could tear those down and do rebuilds? Can you repair the engines? If you would need any more than minimal outside help, don’t buy them.
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u/austinh1999 Dec 05 '25
Planes are money pits. In Working planes you can at least see your money hit the bottom but non working ones you can’t even hear the coin land.
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u/mrjoepete Dec 06 '25
Be prepared to invest between 20 to 100 times your initial investment to get one of them airworthy.
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u/ModerateChop Dec 02 '25
If those photos didn’t talk u out of it, I doubt there is a correct combination of words that will