I see some of you saying "Why would you spend $3k just to have a car that looks good? That's just a waste of money, think of how much faster or how much better at handling it could have been" and etc...

Well, it may be a waste to you, but maybe it isnt to the threadstarter, or anyone else that prefers looks over speed. Maybe in their minds they think spending $3k to make a car faster is ridiculous, maybe running 11's or blowing by minivans isnt their thing?