People have it in their heads that modifications equal improvement.
I was the same when I was young... Changing things for changing sake and 'making it better/ my own/ unique' when all I did was waste time and money on the car.
Thankfully I grew out of that before I got the 197 or else I'd probably have ruined this too. Silly low suspension, shit wheels, stupid exhausts, induction kits, body kits. OEM+ all the way now.