Personally i still have those days - i wish i had a car like that. And yeh it develops kinda jealous thoughts but i would never dream of damaging a car - i have too much appreciation of the complexities and technology that goes into a car.
People ask me why i dont buy a house rather than spending shedloads of cash on a car which is only goin to depreciate, my answer is a car is much more complex and technically superior to any house - which is at the end of the day a big pile of brick with a bit of wood here and there, bit of glass and a few wires - theres just no comparison. I mean i have climate control in my car - do houses? no you just have to swelter!, my car is a mobile power station, house? power cut and your knackered. I can take my car anywhere i go with everything in it, cant do that with a house, the list goes on!