Yup, you're getting too old and too judgmental. Hey, you asked.
You want to see somebody put cute little 14" rallyes with tiny little brakes on a $100k+, 600+ hp TV show build, you can pony up the cash yourself. Those guys will do whatever the customer pays for. A lot of wheel choice is dictated by brake size now, you want to run big power you need to run big brakes if you actually drive it. That means big wheels, because you can't run 13" rotors with 14" rims.
As for the wheels, pretty much all new cars come with 18" or bigger wheels. They hold up just fine, even in Wisconsin. And, hate to break it to you, but Wisconsin doesn't have the worst roads in the country. By most metrics the roads I daily drive with my 18's are worse. https://www.businessinsider.com/whi...ads-in-the-united-states-2019-9#2-oklahoma-11
The rest of it is just style. If you modernize a bit, you might find these cars can be driven all the time and perform on similar levels as new cars. Of course, that requires tossing some of the original style, because the original style doesn't cut it in terms of performance.
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