Take some of the umpteen mega-$$$ that you're blowing on "a cool ride" and get an apartment. Worry less about whether or not you can beat the "ricer" "revving up on you", and worry more about being a man. Time to prioritize, adult-style.

If your dad is that well off, then see if he is willing to help you out on the down payment so you can get out now. Or pay rent. Or get an apartment. Dude, suck it up and deal.

The real burning question I want answered is: Will LX98Civic ever show his face in this thread again!

Dude, tell your Dad to get his loud snoring @$$ back into your Mom's room. Tell your Mom to get some earplugs. Tell your good for nothin' brother to move into the walk in closet in your Mom's room. Then you can move back into what was your room, allowing you to rent out the bunk beds to Ralph and Potsie, and you can rent the room over the garage to Fonzie! Think of how nuch sooner you'll have money to buy your own house, and then when your parents are broke from all the freeloaders, you can let them move into your basement and charge them rent!

PS -- Your brother's wife kicked you out, didn't she?

Never offered/asked. They told me that they wouldn't collect rent from me as long as I was saving for a house. Besides, my parents are two of my best friends and my payment to them is my presence in the house.

But no, I wouldn't be stupid enough to complain at all, let alone on here, about it.

You should have moved out a long time ago.

I guess so

Yeah, I bang her on my top bunk but usually just hit the floor since the bunk starts to sway and squeek.

Oh, and this is NO JOKE!!!

She knows I am buying a house next year and she'll be living there as well paying for the smaller utilities while attending school. I could buy the house now but, 1) she's away in college until April 2) My probation is not up at the job 3) I am getting a h/b Hybrid (probably going to keep the LX until I buy the house) 4) also saving, saving, saving......

I bet if you quit pumping so much cash into your car you could be living in your house right now.

Word

Nothing says romance like "Lets bang on the floor baby, this bunkbed be squeakin and drivin' me nuts!"

THIS IS KILLING ME

Try living in NYC, I pay $2240 a month for a 1 bedroom for my fiance and myself. I too am trying to save for a house but so far it has been a losing battle with buying her engagement ring and all (plus the trip to Hawaii). By the way I'm 23 and have about $60,000 in school loans I need to pay off so you will get absolutely no sympathy for me.

Dude, just pay the rent. Geez, when I was 18 I was paying $300 rent already. Forget that B12 or B13 or whatever engine you wanted.

Originally posted by minifigg

If anything, this thread should help Thunderball get some self esteem back! Hey T-Ball, you've got it all over this guy!

Back on topic,
LX98Civic I deleted some of my posts. I hope the kidding did not make you feel worse.
I am sorry.
But look, if we are saying it, your parents MUST be thinking it: Lose the dreams of the car and move out. It does not make you look serious about buying a house and getting a life if you are willing to blow xthousand on a car to prove your sig:
"For all the Ricers in Savannah, Ga and surrounding areas.....
--You will no longer **** with my ride. The slow LX is getting the boot and a 5th gen. h/b Hybrid is coming. Rev all you want, but those Pep Boy mods aren't going to save your ***!!!
So, that's my .04
mini

You can compromise you know. Instead of having that big phat ride, you should get a little phat ride. Start pimpin' out a barbie ferrari or something.

T-Ball should be proud.

I hear at 30 your parents give up. You only got 5 years left.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Repeat after me:
House > Car! House > Car! If you have the money, MOVE already!

Your whole situation is hurting my head. No offense, man, but I'm 21 and I feel older than you. My parents could not have KEPT me in the house after high school. I moved out immediately after turning 18 to go to college. Some things are more important than a new car. Your parents are way too lenient.

Dude, you are 25 years old.

25.

And you are more concerned about your brother getting gas money then the fact that you live at home sharing a bunkbed with your 20 year old brother. And you are 25.

Please man. Just pay the rent or move out.

Even if you are looking for "fairness" consider this - you are 25, your brother is 20. If he's asked for rent before he's 25, then you're the one who's got the advantage.

(Besides, your parents might like him better )*

It's your parent's house and really what they or your brother earns (or doesn't in his case) is irrelevant. You're earning money, so they're simply expecting you to contribute to the household expenses like they need to.

Regardless of what you're saving for (house/car/stereo/etc), your freeloading off them (which it is) means that they have less money to save for what they would like (holiday, new car, etc). Perhaps they think that they've given you a pretty good deal and expect you to contribute to the relationship a little.

As for your brother, when he starts earning money, or see that you're doing well on your own, then it's likely that they'll start doing the same things...

*Just joking man.

btw How many seconds did you save by typing a 4 instead of "for"? Sorry, just a pet peeve of mine.

Holy hell!! and here I thought living in So Cal was damn expensive!!

It also looks like some of you other people in this thread need to grow the hell up as well. Calling someone else a loser, oohh your soo cool. I guess the personal attacks rule dont apply to some of the "in people" here at good ol dvdtalk

I'm also 25 and living at home. Your parents were already being pretty generous not charging you for so long. I'm surprised they didn't demand rent sooner... my parents started charging me as soon as I finished college. I'd love to be out of the house right now, but after graduating college a couple years ago, I had trouble finding a good entry-level type job in the area I studied, so now I'm saving again to go back to school (this time in a field with a lot of demand, radiology tech)... I'm paying $150 a month rent, which is very cheap. My parents are probably being way to nice, but so be it.

MJKTool: Ditto your comments about the people calling Civic a loser. I dont know what exactly his situation was before, but I know at least for me, I have had trouble getting a career type job and couldnt afford to live in an apartment while also paying for my student loans, car loans, insurance, etc.

Brian