Originally Posted by
jdmcbean
Be Careful.. It could be a great deal.. but often, if it sounds too good to be true.....
The 914 can be punished easily with over boost, running cold, or even shocking it by not letting the turbo cool properly prior to shut down. All these can be issues and not easy to track.. Knowing where it came from and who can help. If no one has reset the TCU logs they can be looked at for over temp, over RPM or over boost.
Unless you absolutely NEED the turbo.. I think the better money spent might be a new 912ULS.. Current pricing from us is $17692.00 for the 912ULS and we include the ring mount.
I flew the 912ULS in N102YB for over 1500 hours all over the US and have been about everywhere in the Idaho back country... The 914 is great when DA's are high or you are constantly operating from strips above 5000 msl. But I would still fly behind the 912ULS anywhere.