why spend the money

I would realy love a few people to try and explain this to me...

Like a year ago i was into doing alot of mods to my civic. Then i realized that im basically a poor 18 year old whose almost off to college and i cannot afford anything but minor mods.

So 1. if you dont have the money do to major mods to make the car truly your own, why bother to spend the money for it?

and

2. If you do have that much money then (other than the reason that you get satisfaction out of working on your car which i understand) why dont you save it and spend it frankly on a car that most would consider a better car than a honda or acura.

Granted this might not apply if you are loaded and ur car isnt a daily driver that u are modding. And im not trying to bash hondas or anything b/c hell i drive one. Im just curious.