Barb - as former military plus also knowing many that were, then being a father, all Charlie needs now is to find a decent 'throwaway' car for simple transportation to and from wherever he is going. He wont have enough discretionary dollars, first of all to license and insure then feed the gas tank much - and mom, I'm guessing, in this economy doesn't need to help finance his roaming around. An econobox like a Toyota Corolla will work just fine, parts are reasonable plus available in salvage yards and he will have enough money left to chase 'gasp' girls and maybe even eat out once in a while. You really don't need to know how many car 'problems' the navy kids in the next town over at the reactor school get into with cars ...........

Sorry if I come off as kinda strong, but I put my kids through college with cars and tried to keep up with maintenance during their occasional trips home. They had to pay their own registration, insurance and gas Then there were the traffic citations, both had serious crashes that required major repairs ....... but at least they were reasonably close so I could help some.

As far as Ct - one of the worst states in the Northeast as far as regulations. No title? Good Luck and Adios !!!!

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