[fountboy1]

So I took my intro flight in a G1000 172. I loved it. Now my question is in persuing my Private license, should I do so in a glass cockpit or one with regular steam gauges. I have a couple flight school options in my area. One school has older 172's with steam guages for $70-90/hr. The school I took my intro flight at has 2004 glass 172 w/ G1000 which rents for $145/hr wet.

SO I guess my main question is, do I go the way of glass since it seems all new planes are using glass, or do I go with the much lower cost steam gauges in older planes. A plus would be that I might be able to afford buying an older 172b by myself or with a partner. I would love to be paying for a plane I would own as opposed to throwing that money away renting during training.