While other low-wing four-place cruisers like the Cirrus SR20 or the Diamond DA40 might break the budget, there’s always the Piper Archer. There is a wide swath to choose from at all price points, and the market has never been stronger. Typically priced from $95,000 for a mid-1970s Archer II to nearly $500,000 for a late-model CD-155-powered Archer DLX diesel, Lycoming-powered Archers will have no problem finding field support. Performance wise, the Archer is respectable, but no one will mistake its numbers for a Bonanza’s or even an Arrow’s.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/ownership/used-aircraft-guide-digest/buying-a-used-aircraft-piper-archer