The PP2 wheels are sweet - not sure why you think they're not killer. I think they're way nicer than any of the other wheels available for any spec GT.
If buying sports cars or pony/muscle cars represents a 'mid-life crisis', mine started when I was 21 and bought my first one, a 1982 RX-7 GSL manual transmission.
What is considered the best manual tranny gearing ratio to go with for the most fun accelerating without it winding too high at highway speeds, or massively impacting top end?