Well I did a google search on "cessna" to see the "new" prices.

For a Skyhawk sp:
 
Standard Avionics (Bendix/King):
   
KX 155A Nav/Com without Glide Slope - KI 208 VOR/LOC Indicator - KMA 28 Audio Panel/
Marker Beacon - KT 76C Mode C Transponder - Avionics Cooling Fan      

Standard Equipment Skyhawk 172S: $180,000

NAV I Avionics (Bendix/King) - Standard Avionics Plus:

KLN 94 Color Moving Map GPS-IFR - KX 155A Nav/Com with Glide Slope - KI 209A
VOR/LOC/GS Indicator with GPS Interface - MD 41- 231 GPS-NAV Selector/ Annunciator

NAV I Equipped Skyhawk 172S: $190,725 

NAV II Avionics (Bendix/King) - NAV I Avionics Plus:

KAP 140 Two-axis Autopilot with Altitude Preselect

NAV II Equipped Skyhawk 172S: $204,400

Add optional KR 87 ADF (Nav I or Nav II): $6,275 

Add optional KMD 550 Color Multifunction Display (NAV II only): $7,475

Add optional B/K KT 73 Mode S XPDR – (NAV I/NAV II/Int’l only/Exchg std KT76C ): $3,900

NAV III Avionics (Garmin): Delete Standard Avionics and Add:

Fully Integrated G1000 EFIS System presented on two 10.4” high resolution XGA displays
(PFD/MFD) - Attitude Heading Reference System (AHRS) – Solid State Air Data Computer (ADC) - Solid State 3-Axis Magnetometer – Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System (EICAS) - Dual Nav/Comm (16 Watt) - Dual IFR Enroute/Approach Certified and WAAS upgradeable GPS - Fully Integrated Mode S Transponder - Digital Audio Panel - Traffic Information System (TIS), Terrain and Obstacle Mapping (Topographic and Relative) – Backup Airspeed, Attitude and Altimeter – Standby Battery - KAP 140 Two-axis Autopilot with Altitude Preselect – XM Weather and Radio.

NAV III Equipped Skyhawk 172S: $241,000
 
Air conditioning: $21,950
Amsafe Inflatable Restraints - Seats 3 and 4 (Standard on seats 1 and 2): $1,545
TAWS-B Terrain (Garmin) NAV III Avionics: $7,750
ADF KR87 – NAV III Avionics – Separate control head - displayed on PFD (Int’l only): $5,450
DME KN63 – NAV III Avionics – Integrated control - displayed on PFD (Int’l only): $6,750




That enough?

http://se.cessna.com/


sorry I would have done that alli none post but....It was easier this way.

If you want to do things on the cheap with a new kite the best bet is to go for a homebuild.....
Of course I'm taking homebuilding to an extreme

Don't forget that what makes it hardest for most owners is not so much the purchase price of the plane (you could find an old C152 or Ercoupe for less than $15K, for example)- it's everything else:
Insurance, maintenance (that bargain buy will almost certainly need legally-required service within a few hundred hours), hangar or tiedown rental, fuel, etc., etc.
But if you can cover the regular expenses, a production airplane is a wonderful investment... they tend to appreciate.
A partnership can be a good way to go, but it's still expensive in most cases.
Homebuilts run the gamut, cost-wise: a good option, but you'll be building it for some time. You can buy one already-built, though.
  It all boils down to how much use you expect to get out of it. If you'll be flying only 50-100 hours a year, you're better off renting or joining a club.
I got my PPSEL 10 years ago and still rent... might've been able to own a plane if I'd been smarter with my money in my youth, but then again, I'd still be saddled with large payments on something I'd get to use every other weekend if I was really lucky. Just not woth it for me right now, although someday I'll probably own a homebuilt.
There are some owners here at SimV- MarcoAviator is a partner in a Cherokee, and Flying Trucker owns a C172... they could tell you a lot more about all this.

Whatever you decide, start saving (and building good credit!) ASAP... you're gonna need it.

I don't have any specific examples, but a lot of the new "Light Sport Aircraft" (LSA) go for less than $100,000. I've seen some as low as $50,000. You can fly them on a sport pilot certificate or anything higher, such as private pilot, ATP or whatever.

Also, heres a good site to go to and wish you had money: www.controller.com. ;