How do I force an .ait to always save as a .pdf

I create a lot of very similar files in Illustrator. The way they have been doing it is that they have .pdf files of the basic templates that they use, and then always use "save as" after they have opened and changed it. I was just wondering, is there a way to set an .ait so that it always saves as a pdf, or conversely, is there a way to create a pdf file which will not accidentally be "saved over itself".
I really like the fact that when you open a template file, it opens as "untitled" so that when you go to save, you always are creating a new file, however since we really only have use for .pdf files, it is kind of annoying with a template file because whenever I go to save, I have to change the "file type" field from .ai to ,pdf.
Additionally, how do I set these templates (or perhaps just Illustrator itself) so that they always default to saving in the same folder? There is really only one place that I want to save these files, but since I often open files from other locations, the save location changes with me, and then I have to navigate back to my "save" folder every time.
Anyway, thanks in andvance for any help you can give.

Well, then I guess that is my real question... how does that work?—the script menu was the first thing I tried. When I direct to Scripts>SaveAsPdf and select a folder to save in, it changes the file I have open to a pdf, but then my template is closed. When I go back and reopen a file from the template, it creates another .ai file. I know it sounds kind of minor, but these files get created about 50 times a day, so it really gets annoying.
What I want is a template that creates a new pdf  file every time I open it. Currently the template creates a new .ai  file, which I then have to select "save as" and then select "pdf" from  the drop down menu, then "save" and then "save as pdf" when the pdf settings (which never change) screen pops up.
Also, I want all my descendant files to be saved in one—and only one—folder. It seems that whenever I open or save a file in another folder, then my save location moves with it. When I go to create a new descendant file I have to navigate back to my "save descendant files here" folder. Is there a way to attach the "save" location to each .ait file, so that I don't have to keep navigating back and forth 50 times a day?
Anyway, Maybe I am just nit picking about things that do still work the way they are, but I'm trying to eliminate as many opportunities to make uneccesary mistakes as possible, and relieve a bit of my Repetitive Click Navigation Stress...

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