Cars like that Jetta made me leave the tuning scene mostly.
They only think low is the way forward, the wheels cost more than the car and they all think they "built" the most amazing ride. They're really annoying to drive behind and don't tell me to overtake cause that's not always possible.
Every tuning show you visit all you see is VW's with Audi or Porsche wheels, but they're almost all VW's. Why? Because second hand they're dirt cheap so kiddies can buy them, they spend the rest of their savings on wheels and lowering the car and that's that.
I even prefered the time when kiddies would just take the car they got from their parents, usual a Saxo, 205, Fiesta,... And actual tried to make the car look nicer. They didn't always look nicer, but at least they did it themselves and put a little effort in it.
On the subject of how a car drives, even though I have a less than 2 year old car in the garage, I now often take my girlfriend's Pug 106 1.0 for short distances, just because it's fun to drive. You don't need big expensive cars for a nice drive.