[wilf leek]

Not everyone has either the skills/knowledge or the time to build a car up from pieces, hence the popularity of turnkey cars.

Not everyone can afford to effectively pay someone else to build their car for them, so they automatically would build their own, because it can be much cheaper.

Many folks, who maybe could afford to buy a turnkey, still get quite a kick from building their own cars. There is a lot to say for being able to tell everyone that "I did it".

I built my own, 3 years on the road now without a problem (so I guess I did it reasonably right). Starting to get strange longings for my cold garage floor. I guess another build is starting to sneak up on me.