Depending on where you go when you take your trips, be on the lookout for a FW that someone isn't aware of it's value. That does happen occasionally. My sister found one for me at a yard sale here in TN a couple of weeks ago, $65 for a white one.
However, I see that you were doing some quilting, so maybe a FW wouldn't work for you--even though it is so light and handy getting in and out of the car, etc. It is only straight stitch, so good for the piecing aspect of quilting.