Man when I was an E-3 I just bought a nice cheap car to get around in. Saved my money and when I made rank I bought better things.

I'm an SSgt now , i didnt buy myself a nice car till is put on Sra. My car before that was a few thousand car i could pay cash for. It was nice, i was one of the few in the dorms that could actually go out and do stuff on the weekend. Even after i put on Sra, i only bought a car that wasnt to expensive $10k so i could still have money to live a good life. It wasnt till i did a tour in Okinawa ( saved like hell while i was there) and past my 10 year mark before i bought a Z.

get a used one! ^^I just got back from Kadina. I can see how you can saved like hell!^^

I'm an E-4 in the marine corps.. just bought a 2003 350Z... my insurance is only 98 dollars a month.. im 20 years old.. USAA for the win. I pay a lot but have no other bills really to speak of other than my internet so I'm happy. put most of my iraq money onto it... so i'd say wait until you finish your first pump.. If you're in the army you'll have mad loot as long as you don't blow it all on your little week off.. lol

USAA FTMFW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! best auto loan, auto insur, checking,saving,mutual funds,life insurc,credit cards,mortgage... Ive got it all through them, best rates in the industry

hell yea, im on it

Working on the flightline i really didnt have much time to spend. All i did was scuba dive (cheap) and play a little with my Skyline. I didnt party much cause it just didnt feel right going out without my wife that was stationed in the states.

quoted for truth.

+1 I have them for EVERYTHING!!!

+2

I have everything under the sun possible through them. I even bought my fiances Diamond for her engagement ring from them.

damn wish I woulda saw this earlier.. would have saved a ton on the spacer i just bought.. haha

dude your command should have finance counselor that can sit down with you and break everything down....in my opinion if you don't know if you can afford it then you can't .... always try to be overly careful with your money NEVER over extend yourself... in the end it just isn't worth it. Get a certified used one, there really isnt all that much differance and you will save 10k or so. E-6 USN

thanx for the info guys.

hey, dont get the Z you wont be able to afford it!!!!!!

What rank?

As a Master Chief (E-9) I was rolling in the money but didn't buy a Z because I needed something more practical and could only have one car as to be light enough to PCS at a moments notice.

My Z was bought with my last check and some of my retainer.

I hear ya on that one. I'm about to PCS with 3 cars and its a pain in the a$$. Trying to buy a trailer to tow the Z but them things aint cheap.

where ya headed to?

Ft. Rucker for WOCS and then on to flight school.:thumbup2:

I'm an e-5 recieving BAH for San Diego and I'm on a 5 year plan. It came out to about $600 a month with insurance (03 Z for $20,000) I have enough money left over to put almost 1-2 mods a pay check into her! Now paying for that twin turbo kit.... thats a different story!!

What planet you from? Maxing out TSP will leave you broke as a joke... $13,000 a year or somethin ridiculous like that?
Stupid nukes :icon14: I only got a 97

Based on my experience, I had $24,000 saved up after being in only 1 yr 6 months...

I could've afforded a brand new Z just out of bootcamp. As a paid E-3 through bootcamp, you'll get just over $2200 in the bank when you're out. Go with Navy Federal... I have a 4.7% APR on my FX35 (put $13,000 down on it w/out a problem).