Another great response from the club. Their response wasn't based upon the "mission" of the aircraft, but on the economics of a 150 - a engine timed out 150 isn't worth very much...a timed out 172 is. It had a 12-volt electrical system and sold for $6,995 brand new. In April 1977, Cessna introduced the 152. The plane is pretty much the same thing except for some new added features. In 1958, the Cessna 150 was introduced as a 1959 model. The earlier models of the Cessna 150 had a straight up vertical stabilizer and no back window. Later models had a slanted vertical stabilizer and back windows. Nearly 20 years later, in 1978, Cessna updated the C-150, with the introduction of the C-152. It had a Continental O-200 engine rated at 100hp. I was in the same spot you were in Billy...everyone was telling me to buy anything other than a 150. The Cessna 150 has been used to teach pilots to fly since 1959 and is still going strong. It is durable, simple to fly, and inexpensive to operate.