Quote: My point was they are made of metal and can be repaired to looks factory new.
Yes, and valuable paintings are just canvas and paint. The car is worth more than the sum of its parts. The point is, the car has now been soiled. It is on its way to being "just another old drag car" that someone cut on.
That's an elitist way of looking at them, but it's your choice. You could use that derogatory way of thinking for just about everything in general .
