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when for about half that or even less you can get similar.
182T roughly $300k 182A (similarly equipped)roughly $100k Hmmm.
let's look at the difference.
182T is heavier, carries more fuel, but less payload, is 4 knots faster.
182A is lighter, carries less fuel, but with a higher payload, and 4 kts difference is only a few minutes.
VNE is same, VSO is lower in the 182T (but most of the 182As have been modified so it's a moot point)
Service ceiling for 182T is about 1200 feet lower than 182A,
The A has better takeoff/climb performance.
All based upon advertised.
So what do we get for our $300k, a pretty new late model 182 with an IO 550.
What do we get for our $100k, a pretty new early model 182 with O-470.
The $100k figure for the A takes into account modern avionics.
The 182T would be around $250k with steam gauges, while the A with steam gauges and 430W would be around $60k.
Now, to pack 700 pounds of people and stuff into a 182, and fill the tanks I'd take the A, to do that (700 pounds) in the T ya gotta leave about 200 pounds of fuel behind. But you are still carrying more fuel than the A. Either way, after 3 hours I'm ready for a break. And even at 141kts, 3 hours has put some miles behind you.
The A stands proud, and anyone shorter than 6' will have to go out of their way to join the "diamond club", the T is squatty, and only diminutive pilots will unconciously avoid the dreaded diamond.
So, why do I want to spend several hundred thousand for a 182, when I can get and earlier model 182 for under a hundred thousand?
182T roughly $300k 182A (similarly equipped)roughly $100k Hmmm.
let's look at the difference.
182T is heavier, carries more fuel, but less payload, is 4 knots faster.
182A is lighter, carries less fuel, but with a higher payload, and 4 kts difference is only a few minutes.
VNE is same, VSO is lower in the 182T (but most of the 182As have been modified so it's a moot point)
Service ceiling for 182T is about 1200 feet lower than 182A,
The A has better takeoff/climb performance.
All based upon advertised.
So what do we get for our $300k, a pretty new late model 182 with an IO 550.
What do we get for our $100k, a pretty new early model 182 with O-470.
The $100k figure for the A takes into account modern avionics.
The 182T would be around $250k with steam gauges, while the A with steam gauges and 430W would be around $60k.
Now, to pack 700 pounds of people and stuff into a 182, and fill the tanks I'd take the A, to do that (700 pounds) in the T ya gotta leave about 200 pounds of fuel behind. But you are still carrying more fuel than the A. Either way, after 3 hours I'm ready for a break. And even at 141kts, 3 hours has put some miles behind you.
The A stands proud, and anyone shorter than 6' will have to go out of their way to join the "diamond club", the T is squatty, and only diminutive pilots will unconciously avoid the dreaded diamond.
So, why do I want to spend several hundred thousand for a 182, when I can get and earlier model 182 for under a hundred thousand?
Lots a variation in airplanes for sale, finding one that has it all like a newer model one is going to be expensive! 
