Yeah, it's easy to find idiots when you run in those circles, and there's always gonna be some clown who tells you that his VTEC POS is faster than your "poor man's Porsche."
That's when I point out that I could wrap my car around a phone pole and it would still be worth more in salvage parts than his Honda...
I definitely know where you're coming from - but it's a gross generalization to lump all tuners/modders into the moron category. You'll find douches anywhere if you go looking.
