how about this.
i know how u feel about the road, boston and nyc is same chit. get some coilovers like i did good stuff that is. u can drop the car as much as u want especially n the summer and i am sure u can deal with the roads just like we all do. and n the winter u can have the car a little higher like i did this winter so i was able to drive n the snow/ice. oh the roads here are worst than in mass, is a fact lol. the red neon looks good to me, actually looks better than what i expected. i want those red neon n my car but only so they can flash at night when i hit vtech that would b cool. reason i dont buy a body kit is because of the road, i rather have a ganster drop. i know a bodykit wouldnt last a week on my car.