Am I right in this argument?

I told my parents to get a normal, average car. Like a honda civic or a toyota. Something that blends in.

Because when my parents come to pick me up from school it's either in a white van (which people give me dirty looks going into)

A car from 1995 that's maroon with paint chipping off and with a huge sign that says "mom's taxi" So embarassing…

Or a truck filled with garbage because my dad's a scrapper.

I get bullied a lot at school and I told my parents to try and get a normal car.

Because it's really embarassing and people call me out on it.

My parents refuse to get another car. Am I right? Should my parents get a new car

Added (1). It's not the fact that it's an old car. If it was in better condition it would be pretty nice.

Added (2). Geez, I just want to blend in and have at least attention drawn to me as possible. My parents make that kinda hard

Should I sell my car and buy a cheaper one to pay for things?

I got in some trouble and I have to pay court costs that can possibly go up to $1200 and I have about two dollars and no job. (I'm willing to work, I just didn't have a job because I was in school and just got out.) I'm trying really hard to get a job right now but I have to pay like $500 in less than three weeks. I also want to live in an apartment starting in August. So I was going to save all summer to put money towards an apartment but now I mucked up and have to pay for a bunch of stuff. I still want to live in an apartment in the same town as my college and I want to work there too, so I wouldn't be going anywhere far so I wouldn't need a super nice car. I could probably sell my car for about $6000 and I thought about buying a car for $3000 so Then I would have $3000 left over and could pay off my court costs and also have extra money AND all the money I made this summer could be saved. I also could find a car that is cheaper on insurance. But is this a bad idea? I'm not a picky person about how nice my car is as long as it runs and doesn't eat up gas. I've looked at cars in my area for sale and there's a few that I would definitely drive and be interested in. My car now though is a Honda Civic great on gas and paid off and reliable. But I can get money from it which I need bad.

1996 Honda CIvic coolant in motor? Serious problems?

My 1996 Honda Civic Ex (170,000 miles) has is leaking an excessive amount of coolant in to the motor. I got my head gasket changed about 6 or so months ago because of the same issues, except before oil and combustion gas going in to the coolant system. After the headgasket swap a small amount of coolant leaked under the car but never in to the motor till recently, and it only leaking more and more. I noticed the coolant mostly leaks when the car is turned off or sits off for a while. It dose not leak one bit when driving on the high way for excessive miles. Could this be the headgasket again? Cracked or warped head? What else could it be? It has also been having issues starting. It will crank all day but won't start. It starts when cool but not warmed up or sits in the heat. I replaced the spark plugs, cables, and even fuel filter. Nothing has changed.

Will this set up pass California smog?

I have a Honda civic hatch back and it's missing the whole exhaust system. Thing is their stock cat which is also the header is quite expensive. What if i just get a carb legal header connect a regular cat and regular piping to muffler.

What do i do.My car overheated and now it seems fine

I have a 98 honda civic with 120k miles on it and was driving it on the freeway when i noticed the temp gauge all the way up. I drove it an additional 5 miles to my work and turned it off. Could not see where it is leaking from. The next day i filled the radiater with water and drove it to work ( 9miles one way) and it did not overheat. I have been driving it with water in the radiater filling it before i drive for 2 days and it has been fine. I checked the radiater itself, hoses etc. And do not see any leaks. My check engine light went on at the time of the overheating and is still on. My question is how do i diagnose the problem myself without paying labor fees to a mechanic. Just need to find out where the leak is.

96 Civic EX with B18B1 swapped engine ECU error?

Just bought a 96 Honda Civic with a swapped B18B1 engine. With no check engine light on, took it to a California smog shop to get it tested, it couldn t be read. Car turns on and drives good, has no check engine light on and can't be tested.

I'm not sure what to check for as far as the harness is concerned, which I'm assuming is where the problem is.
Any info, tips or links that could help me troubleshoot this problem would be appreciated.