When a prospective aircraft purchaser arranges for a prebuy examination, the objective is two-fold: to uncover any big-ticket issues with the aircraft, and to ensure that the cost of correcting them is properly allocated between the buyer and the seller. In this case, SavvyMx helped the buyer of a Cirrus SR20 accomplish precisely that—obtaining a $21,000 reduction of the purchase price and minimizing additional maintenance that the buyer would have to pay for.
The SR20 underwent a Savvy-managed prebuy. The examination revealed a significant number of discrepancies, including several airworthiness items, some deferred maintenance, and various preventive maintenance tasks that were recommended by Cirrus but not mandatory. Savvy’s account manager, Tony Barrell, stepped in to separate the true airworthiness items that the seller should be responsible for correcting from non-airworthiness items that are properly the buyer’s responsibility.
The big-ticket discrepancies uncovered during the prebuy included not only airworthiness issues but also maintenance that should have been done but had been deferred by the seller once he offered the aircraft for sale. Rather than allowing the cost of those items to quietly shift to the buyer after the sale, Savvy assisted the buyer in his negotiations with the seller. This resulted in a reduced purchase price that more accurately reflected the aircraft’s true condition.
By taking this approach, the buyer avoided paying for premature or unnecessary work and instead benefited from a purchase price reduction of approximately $21,000.
With Savvy’s help, the buyer completed the transaction with clear documentation, full transparency, and confidence that no critical issues had been overlooked or misclassified. This illustrates the real value of SavvyMx prebuy services: not just identifying squawks, but knowing which one’s matter, which one’s can wait, and how to ensure the buyer pays only what is fair.
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