Well, I would prefer to refer to myself as seasoned rather than an old timer but, nevertheless, here are some brief thoughts. Your parents may not be car enthusiasts and don't want you pouring money into an old bomb. My parents did not appreciate cars. To them cars were to get you from point A to point B while keeping you dry and warm, but not cool in any definition of the word. Your parents do what they think is best for you in their mind's eye, and spending your time working on the old bomb is not what they see is best for you. As they hold purse strings, they weild considerable power.
I would avoid a flare up because one tends to say things he might later regret saying. One of these days they will be gone, and when that happens all the things you did (or didn't do but should have done) will creep into your mind from time to time and you'll think how you might have disappointed them. You may even invent ways that you might have disappointed them but really didn't. This will work on you as you get older and realize they were not as stupid as you thought. Mine were stupid too, back then. Guilt trips are difficult to live with. Once your parents are gone, nothing can be repaired, ever.
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