Worse things could happen, Rock.
Lemme see... 170 KIAS cruise/185 KIAS max, cruise at 11 gph, service ceiling 18,000 MSL, lowest crash injury rate of any single-engine light airplane, and you can buy a good used 80's model for about what you'd spend on a new Mercedes Benz automobile without having to deal with the depreciation. Fly from Forth Worth to Chicago Executive in 3 hours. And that's just the normally aspirated 201K. Once you put a turbo on it, look out...
