My son bought a Escapade .40 a while back.  Although it is a nice flying airplane, it really had too many problems to be recommended as a purchase.  Elevator flutter was a very serious problem.  The canopy fell off while in flight.  The gear broke off on a landing that was not hard enough to cause that kind of damage (he repaired the gear and discovered almost no glue on the landing gear block).  There are several threads in here about the Escapade and the modifications and repairs needed to solve these problems.  Be sure to look them up before your lay down your hard earned cash on this one.</p>