if I were you, I'd save for a while, improve your budget, and get a 172. this is what I did and I can promise you that you simply will not regret it.
altho 3k is alot. I take it that is for insurance.
I pay 1500 in my own name at 19, nearly 20.
however due to me paying monthly, it actually works out around 1700 by the end of the year!
but it is full comp with legal cover and that is v.important on a car worth anymore than 1k in my opinion
