What should I do?
keep it, when i was a student athlete in college i had a hard time supporting my volkswagen addiction. i almost got rid of my evo in january because i wanted a truck but in the long run the evo was a better car not to mention it is a decent family car...you can get the kids to soccer practice in ten minutes or less.
What I'm hearing from you is excuses and not solutions. You sound like an intelligent person and I give you kudos for going to college but where there is a will there is a way. Your parents will respect you as an adult a lot more if you can show a good balance between work and school. I'm not saying you need to earn a big enough paycheck to take care of your monthly note, gas, insurance and upkeep but if your parent's concern is the fuel bill then get a weekend job that pays for that. We're not talking about a lot of money and the effort alone will go a long way in your parents' eyes. Good luck to you.
get a tune. I still manage 350-360 miles per tank and thats with plenty of fun mixed in, not all granny driving. It's not hard, you just have to learn how to go fast right. I'm telling you the tune makes a HUGE differnece, esp if your stock or close to.
What I'm hearing from you is excuses and not solutions. You sound like an intelligent person and I give you kudos for going to college but where there is a will there is a way. Your parents will respect you as an adult a lot more if you can show a good balance between work and school. I'm not saying you need to earn a big enough paycheck to take care of your monthly note, gas, insurance and upkeep but if your parent's concern is the fuel bill then get a weekend job that pays for that. We're not talking about a lot of money and the effort alone will go a long way in your parents' eyes. Good luck to you.
1. Get a part time job or
2. Roll around in a hyundai
I have a tune on my car and that's all...plus a K&N filter...and I mange to get like 250-270 MPG city driving...and that is shifting at 3-3.5K RPM's...I don't beat on my car...how are you getting 350-360 MPG all highway miles? or are you shifting at like 2000 RPM and drive in 5th gear all the time? whose your tuner...lol...I want to get the same MPG's
350-360 is possible, it just requires driving in the vacuum and not the boost. That's only around 27 mpg. I've done 26mpg on the interstate driving between 75-80 mph so doing 65-70 mph on the interstate should net you easily 27 mpg.
Originally Posted by DocCola
get a tune. I still manage 350-360 miles per tank and thats with plenty of fun mixed in, not all granny driving. It's not hard, you just have to learn how to go fast right. I'm telling you the tune makes a HUGE differnece, esp if your stock or close to
I have a tune on my car and that's all...plus a K&N filter...and I mange to get like 250-270 MPG city driving...and that is shifting at 3-3.5K RPM's...I don't beat on my car...how are you getting 350-360 MPG all highway miles? or are you shifting at like 2000 RPM and drive in 5th gear all the time? whose your tuner...lol...I want to get the same MPG's
Funny, same thing also happened to me about two months ago except I had an sti. My mom hated the car due to bad mpg. Mom not knowing crap about cars, me and my dad convinced her that an evo can save way more gas than an sti because its only 2.0 liter. Now I have an evo x lol and might go to hell for lying to my own mother.
I was going to try to be sympathetic, but sorry.
Be thankful for what you had if they trade in the vehicle.
I'm not to long out of college, probably not much older than you. My first car was an 85 baby blue Plymouth Horizon my parents got for $1000. I paid for gas and maintenance (including some larger out of pocket repairs). I was told - you got to work hard to afford driving. And as much as you hate this car, you have to find time to work more to get the money to get something else should you not want this car.
I got my 89 IROC-Z when I was 17. But I was working 20+ hours a week in high school to afford my car and gas. And it was MINE. Something to be very proud of at that age.
But there is something to be said about putting in a little more effort, breaking free from the chain of mommy and daddy (whether you are in high school or college), and ponying up for what is yours.
If you can't afford it, why are you driving it?
Be thankful for what you had if they trade in the vehicle.
I'm not to long out of college, probably not much older than you. My first car was an 85 baby blue Plymouth Horizon my parents got for $1000. I paid for gas and maintenance (including some larger out of pocket repairs). I was told - you got to work hard to afford driving. And as much as you hate this car, you have to find time to work more to get the money to get something else should you not want this car.
I got my 89 IROC-Z when I was 17. But I was working 20+ hours a week in high school to afford my car and gas. And it was MINE. Something to be very proud of at that age.
But there is something to be said about putting in a little more effort, breaking free from the chain of mommy and daddy (whether you are in high school or college), and ponying up for what is yours.
If you can't afford it, why are you driving it?