Hmmm several problems. You can do most of the aero work yourself should cost no where NEAR $14k unless he wants it as picture perfect as that photoshop. IE he can do a ton of the work himself. In fact he should be able to do that for UNDER $5k if he can do the layups himself and he can do it piece by piece spreading out the cost.
The PHEV upgrade is a fixed massive cost no real room for DIY and its all or nothing. No way to break up the costs.
Plus ANYONE with $14k can and or has done the plug in upgrade. NO ONE has done that wicked aero job so it also has unique points too.
The PHEV has the same problem as a prius. Little chance of recouping the cost of the $14k upgrade on top of the cost of the car in its lifetime in gasoline savings.
$5k worth of aero upgrades has a chance of paying for itself AND the "cool" factor to go along with it :-)
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