Cessna 162 low price?

[RyanB]

I have been interested at looking for an aircraft to own, i would like a 4 seater however i have looked at the 162's. Several on controller are well below 100k more in the 70k range +-. Why did these little airplanes stop being manufactured and why are the listing prices so cheap for a new plane? Anything to be concerned with?

 

[Jim Logajan]

I'm completely baffled by the O-200 choice, it made no sense. An O-235 would have at least made sense even if it would still have been the wrong choice. It should have been built for either the 912 or 914 Rotax.

Cessna and Lycoming are both ultimately owned by Textron. That no doubt influenced their choice of manufacturer.