YOU wouldn't and that's fine, but why does that make those that do lower then you (not specifically you, you meaning all the shit talking ass hats)? Some people don't care if their car started of as nice, or fast, or if others look at it with envy, or if others think it's "ridiculous" a real gear head with take what ever they can get, whatever they can afford, and drive it, modify it, customize it, make it their own. Maybe you grow up as a snobby little bitch with rich parents that got everything handed to you on a silver platter who never learned about pride in ownership?
It's funny growing up there were 2 kinds of kids in high school, the ones that trashed their brand new cars they got when they turned 16 and those that worked after school to earn money to buy whatever crappy car they could afford, but I can tell you one thing, everyone I know who has bought and paid for their own car growing up loved it, babied it, and took care of it. My first car I bought was a 1994 Corrolla with manual locks, manual windows, manual trans, no power steering, no ABS, and I modded, washed and waxed that piece of crap every chance I got because it was MY car and I loved it.
Clearly they are bigger car enthusiasts than you guys, they just don't have the means to buy a "sports car" like a Golf.
Would I defend modding a Smart car, absofuckinlutely.