[Bluesman]

The occasional breakdowns are easier to locate and repair because you will have a pretty intimate knowledge of your kit if you decide to put one together in your garage. If you are like me,
not having a lengthy background in automotive repair, then the challenge to produce a finished product brings a big boost to your confidence and self-esteem. However, I don't see anything wrong with someone purchasing a turnkey.
Your friends might be cautious when you offer to take them for a ride in your "garage built" kit-car. The stigma of the kit-car being a bunch of ill-fitted nuts and bolts still exists to some.
I remember one time when I was flying through some mountain curves with a friend from work and he suddenly started to panic and asked me to slow down. I guess it finally dawned on him that
the car was thrown together with a couple crescent wrenches in my garage!