I dont think anyone was bashing you til you made that honda comment lol
anyways I was in a similar position as you few years back. Parents promised me to buy me a new car (20k-25k) if I can get into university.
Wanted a new civic or the genesis coupe (first came out) at that time because they wouldnt allow me to buy used.
They ended up buying me a car without me being there with them. At first I wasnt happy at all with the purchase because It wasnt the car I wanted. But over time you kind of realize its just a car. It gets to you to places, and thats all you need, especially when you are in school. I am grateful that I have the choice to drive if I want/need to go out and not rely upon translink right now, and looking back, I am satisfy that they bought me a car good on gas and not some expensive car.
So not really like your position you have right now, but you get the point.
A cars a car, you will realize that. Sure you will get looks here and there and pussy left right and center. But hey imagine what you can do once you become a doctor
You have to factor in a lot of stuff later on. You say your 17? still in hs I assume? Well once you grad and get into university, everything gets expensive. Parking, food (if you are eating on campus) going out with friends ( your not 19 yet either) and textbooks. Science textbooks are not cheap btw.
Costs for stuff adds up fast, and this is not including gas, maintenance, insurance etc. And like someone said, you want to get into medical school? you need to study hard for that. So if you can think you can work at best buy (where they care for numbers if you do sales) + study sciences courses at the same time, then you must have some good time management. And btw, science courses at university is a lot tougher than hs.
Just some insight for you. Make sure you consider some of these factors before purchasing. Life after hs is a lot different and expensive