[stephen low]

Dear Mr Sled

The key to your question is research.

You must know how much money you can turn to the project immediately, so this tells you whether you can buy a going concern immediately. This gets you driving straight away, but most likely in something that doesn't meet all your needs. This can be rectified over time but adds to the overall expenditure

If you look long enough at kits, opportunities usually present. I had to buy a part done kit, and did very well saving conservatively $10K and am now at about $28K expenditure all up over 16 months, including forced redundancy in that time. This allows for gradual expenditure and build to your desires.

I had been continually looking since I last used this forum prior to buying the car. I bought the car early last year and my last forum use was in 2001!!! That's about when Aussie Mike took delivery. I know as I looked at his kit then.

Clearly I wasn't in a hurry but I am very happy with my purchase. You need to decide based on your circumstances and finances.

Hope this helps.