Neighbor's loud noise in the apartment

This year in college, I chose to live of campus with 4 of my friends. While living off campus is much better than living in the dorms (space, privacy, food, etc.) there is always the matter of noise from your neighbors. In my case, I get the guy downstairs that plays his bass loud everyday. I've talked to him about it, my roommates have talked to him, I've tapped the floor to indicate that he's loud, but nothing seems to get through this guy's thick head. I'm really running out of options here.

I could report him to the landlords (they're very good at handling these matters), but these guys slashed some dude's tires when they were drunk the second week of school. I feel that if I do report them, they're going to do something similar to my car and I have a new 3 series that I really don't want trashed because of this ordeal.

So I guess my question is, how do I handle something like this when it concerns inconsiderate neighbors who, if reported, would probably do something stupid like what I have mentioned. I don't know if it's worth it to report them, but on the other hand, I can't study, sleep, or just watch TV without having obnoxious bass that I can hear AND feel every single day. Suggestions?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Thanks for the replies everyone. That is a good point about my car being a minor inconvenience if they do trash it.

Originally Posted by Devo

Best thing to do would be to consult you're neighbors about these assholes, cause I can bet they're no more happy then you are about the current situation.

That's a really good idea and I don't know why I didn't think about that. I will talk to my other neighbors and see how it goes. And Akira, I like my tires. =P

There's nowhere I can't reach.