Originally Posted by vtec to vvel

Doubt it:

1. OP said he paid his way through school.
2. If OP's parents are bankrolling his life, they would dictate every aspect of his life, including what he is studying in school. This usually translates to parents having a successful business/es and typically would require the kids to get a degree that would help them in said business/es as they would one day take over.
3. With respect to the Z, if OP's parents are funding his car adventures, he would be eyeing something higher on the totem pole. The 370Z's have dropped enough in price to where HS kids are driving them.
4. OP also said he finished school and went to go work for a friend in LA. If his parents are bankrolling him, then the expectation would be for him to return home upon completion of school and work in the family business.

Why I know this? Because I went through that sh!t. I decided to rebel and go completely against the grain (mentioned in another thread that I have not spoken to my parents since graduating college). Of course, the generous monthly allowance stopped immediately, the credit cards that I didn't have to pay on were disabled soon after, and had to move out of the house that was bought for me.