Which lens?

[MindBender]

I've been seriously looking at buying a Nikon D70s. I'd been looking at the package with the 18-70mm kit lens. I generally like having a larger zoom range if I can, so I was considering a larger lens. The thing is, I have a tight budget right now... so if I'm going to get a larger lens... it's in lieu of the kit lens. Anyone have any input? This seems like a nice all around starter lens for this camera, and not one I'd mind having in general... it's just a money issue. Anyone know any good places to get lenses inexpesively? I'd love to have something like an 18-200 or more. Budget seems to be the limiting factor in everything. heh. Also, if anyone has any tips no picking lenses, it's been a while since I've bought a lens... last time I got one... focal length and fstops were the only concerns because I had only manual focus to worry about (this was on my Pentax K1000).

Any advice greatly appreciated. :)