You are very correct in that it is your ride and you can do what you like to it. There is no fault to that. But to some people purchasing an after market exhaust to just have it cut up and a different piece added to it is throwing money away, that is an opinion. This is a forum and opinions will be given for a post made (that is the idea) some of those opinions may not be the praise and and wonder and encouragement that one would expect. You got to take the good with the bad. If you car sounds the way you like it that is fine good on you. And one last thing please don't base your feelings on a forum, base them on YOU and those that you have in your life, not strangers on a page.