Seen this a few month ago at JNE, everyone was like "whats that? doesn't look like an SR20". I almost face plamed as I guess they haven't seen a high port beforeo_O
He'll struggle to sell it unfortunately, it has to demand a premium with the work/time/money in it, but the market of people who want it AND who have the money for it, is very limited.
People also hate them because they just don't like them. People here hate plenty of other cars around. It's just the way of the world. Each to their own.