Nope, we eat well, although we cook our meals at home 95% of the time. Life's too short for crappy food. I do bring food on trips with me still, most 3 days I do I still only buy one meal out, and it's normally under $10. Mostly for health reasons. Most food on the road is loaded with sodium and grease. I do like to try non chain places on our overnights.

You'd be amazed how little stress there is in life when you bid reserve living in base. When you don't need to work 85-90 hours a month you have a lot of freedom in life to do what you want, and not have to work to pay someone else's salary.

 

Just keep it... You have a car that works. The only reason to get an "airport car" is to use from Crash Pad to the airport." I got a new car recently for the first time in 13 years. It sit at my home airport while I'm on a trip, and it's my daily driver. It's a car that I always wanted, plus the only reason I bought it was, the last car i had (13 years old, bought it brand new) needed work that would cost more than the value of the car.. The only reason I see why you would want to sell it is, if you are having a hard time making payments. You know the history of your current car right? why get rid of it and get something that might cause you issues down the road.

 

Don't buy another car unless it is from a friend/family member that can vouch for the condition/history of the vehicle.

If you buy a 10-12 year old car with 120,000+ miles you are taking a huge gamble. Why is someone getting rid of said car? Is it making a weird noise, shifting crappy, leaking fluids? Like others have said, an engine or transmission repair can easily run a couple thousand$.

What you should do imo, once you get online, pick up open time/overtime, and put that extra money towards doubling the amount you pay off every month. It is possible to pay off a good chunk (possibly all) of that $5000 on current first year pay rates. Take good care of your current car and plan to keep it for as many years as you can. Once that loan is paid off, put a car payment's worth of money into a savings account so you can buy the next car outright.

And $1000 for brake repair? Learn to do your own brakes....

 

I actually found one on Craigslist for about 2,000. Looks to be in good shape. But there's a good amount of replies to just keep it. I have had this car for almost 3 years and have done all the maintenance on it myself. It does actually make sense to just keep it and know that it will last another 5-10 years no problem.

 

Thought this was a thread about your old 135 outfit's crew car...




Those were the glory years.

 

...and idiots like you make it to an airliners flight deck...I rest my case!
(All the did was ask a very nice and thoughtful questions that required a friendly reply or a suggestions not an idiotic reply that you posted while living in your mom's basement as a 43-year old airline pilot).

 

 

 

Huh?

DH

 

I have a '95 4-wheelie in Central America. Can't kill it. Everybody wants to buy it.