It's a personal preference for which aesthetic & performance goes first, but we all can say and agree that reliability is top of the list. Who would want a car that doesn't operate? Angie doesn't. Look at the number of times she asked for help just to get the car running last couple of years.
This car wasted alot of her time and other opportunities in life last year. I don't know why she's blind to see that. Attack the problems, not the desires.
Look at all the cars on the road, majority of them are left stock for a reason.