[Ronbo]

Used is a good route with the current financial woes, not to mention ground-up builders rarely recoup all the $$$ they put into the build as well as hours of work.

While the kits seem to be a good deal, by the time you start adding all the options you want and factor in the paint job ($10k and up is common). Well you get the idea...

It's easy to find cars with under 5k miles and if the car is maintained poorly it'll show. The immaculate ones have likely been babied. Not to mention a few years lets the possible fiberglass defects / poor quality show up.

As with any used car let your mechanic inspect it before you write the check.