I am pretty sure that the OP has burnt up that tank of gas and the thread will die soon anyway so derailing should not be an issue.
So you are 17, dad bought car, took it away for some "unjust" reason and you are at least reasonably proud of the fact that you can manipulate your parents. Does that sum it up?
You say you can pay for your own gas so step up to the plate, buy a locking gas cap and be the only one to put gas in. Problem solved.

1) 17 is correct
2) My dad never paid a cent for the car. My grandparents have saved up over the past 20 years so I, their first grandchild, could have a nice new car when I was old enough. My dad nor my mom was letting my grandparents use the money in the way they wanted to. My mom was being let on by friends trying to get me a Volvo V60, which starts at ~$35000 (OTD price in my area of ~$45000). She was going to do it too because she really wanted me to have a car before the start of school. I made a quick rash decision at that moment (that worked) because I wanted to "save" money and have a car that was fun to drive, while making my dad especially happy that I was getting a manual car.

Edit: I understand my previous post mentions my mom wanting to buy a new car for ~$25000, but that was before her friends convinced her to look for a more expensive car.

3) An argument between my parents (Edit: I didn't take part in the fight) about my University of California Application Prompt led to my dad becoming furious and the car being placed in the back for 1.5 months, which is actually bad for a car, when it isn't driven for a while. (He was going to take the battery out of the car instead before I showed him how bad that can be.)

4)Yes, I am at least partially proud that I can bring my parents to stop arguing over multiple issues, even if it takes me figuring out their desires to find a common ground.

5) My dad is the type where if I tried anything like using a locking gas cap he wouldn't stop screaming till I had thrown it away or until he de-threaded the gas cap with a metal tool.


I do agree I should have explained in more detail, but then my original comment would have looked like a large wall of text. I understand that many people consider me spoiled for finding a used limited BRZ with 6 years of warranty for $24000, but I did my research and it would have been a much greater waste to get a $45000 car I didn't even enjoy driving; and I do enjoy driving the BRZ very, very much.

He was "joking", as bad of a joke as it was. He continued to mock me, raising his hands to the sky and saying "...too bad, and I'd like a Ferrari," or "next thing were going to be buying you a house". He wasn't planning to get me a car at all. I told him right after about the money my grandparents had saved up for the car, and he gave me a twisted look.

I feel like octane booster is the biggest waste of money in situations like this. At places like AutoZone, it's usually somewhere between $10-15 for a tiny bottle, and it doesn't exactly bring the average octane rating in the tank up by a whole lot. I almost bought some when I accidentally put in 89 in my Evo, but when I was at the AutoZone down the street and looking at the prices, I thought why not just put 100 octane... it's the same (or less) money, but for a whole gallon. Obviously not every station has 100 octane, but you're bound to find one in the civilized world.

Car is probably totaled. I'll take it off your hands for $5000 salvage value.

That 17 year old could've gotten an FRS auto for 2 grand cheaper

The $24000 was the OTD price for the limited BRZ (that includes taxes (10% in Cali), etc.)

Edit: It included ~$2000-3000 in mods I would have eventually wanted to apply. The original style of the car wasn't changed, so I'm happy with it. I plan on going to a meet eventually to get a better idea of what else besides the obvious has been modded.

Not so nice dealership you got there. I had a full tank of gas when I got mine, plus the salesman recommended me to get a premium gas.