RLSH700, Right on Dude. I refer to them as fart cars. I find nothing wrong with tuners as long as folks have produced a rice burner w/ some cajones; but I take exception to the application of some pimp tint, a dopey chain saw sounding stove pipe looking exhaust and nothing my unmodded little econbox can't handle.

As for people looking to invest in cars as a financial vehicle; BJ shows people having success, but I agree with the sentiment that the biggest ROI on a car should be visceral experience and that deep rich baritone resonating from the pipes, the company of your father/son/wife as you go out for a long drive without distractions and just hang BS no distractions (computers, 1000 channels on TV, house projects, etc).

Mine will not be a daily drive (I would find it impractical to incur 30000 miles a year). It will come to work on sunny Fridays and it will take the family out on drives from time to time. It'll be used just enough to get therapeutic value out of and to keep running in good condition. Maybe haze the tires from time to time!