One day of sale left and, so far, I ended up with this: Freelancer base, Avenger Stalker (+upgrade to Reliant Sen when it becomes at least Hangar ready), Aurora LX and a P-52 Merlin (which is, basically, $20 store credit).
I'm thinking really hard about melting everything but the Aurora LX and getting a Starfarer, but then I'd be left with nothing but a huge [REDACTED] ship, unsuitable (I think) for the beginning of the game. Sure, I'd be left with the Aurora but, as much as I love that ship, I don't trust it that much. It's kind of like that girl in highschool you only slept with when you were really drunk: you enjoyed her company and couldn't get around to laying her off, but you wouldn't introduce her to your parents.