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I knew exactly what I was getting. All performance cars share this phenomenon, some just sooner than others. When you're starting with Scion/Subaru and close to $25K it's going to happen sooner. It's happened to Miatas, Z's, S2000's... Pretty much any sporty car worth having has this same thing happen. They're affordable to a generation that is concerned about personalizing the look of the car, with questionable influence on the functionality. That's about as politically correct as I can put it.
As far a how I feel about it, first, I could not care less what someone does with the same (or similar) car that I own. Mod it how you want. I don't have to like it, and I don't really care what you do. If I think it's stupid, I'll quietly chuckle to myself. If you lower the car 4" and get stuck on a speed bump, I'll chuckle a little less quietly.
Second, insurance on these kinds of cars isn't as cheap as on a Camry. If you didn't know this, you are in for a surprise when you need tires - they don't cost $79 apiece like Camry tires, either - and while I'm at it, welcome to your first sports car.
Third, I don't mind when people ruin them because that just makes mine more valuable.
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