Swap in a manual tranny, so you can run out those gears. What do you mean by "class"? For looks only I am guessing. Lower it, get a nice set of BBS wheels (although not cheap), maybe an aftermarket grill, or something. Overall, cheap, and VW don't go well together when you want to modify it. If you wanna be a "Baller" sell your dub, get a Lac on twenty-fo's and put a system in it.