I used to think owning an airplane was expensive until my daughter went off to college. Airplanes are cheap!
I started out with a $5,500 Cessna 150. A lot of my flying was in an MOA and I had the pleasure of getting passed on the right and level by a B-52. And of all things, after he passed me, he slid right back over into my lane!
That's the truth palmer ...
My favorite GA plane ever was a Cardinal RG. Smoothe, spacious, kinda nice layout. A bit underpowered compared to a 205 , but still very nice to fly.
Worst GA plane ever was the Traumahawk.