Tell them to come to Taffmog [west] we talk to anybody....we even spoke to a Kitcar owner....once.
So what's wrong with a kit car? My most enjoyable car was my Westfield (bought as a rolling chassis) and then fully fitted out using engine/gearbox and all of the other bits and pieces, 95% obtained from car breakers. Truly a long adventure but worth it as I built and used it over 10years. Probably better than the Caterham alternative (at the time).