I got the same response from family and friends when I bought my project, but there aren't many $100 or even $500 projects out there anymore. Look at ebay. You won't find a $1,000 project with decent sheet metal on there. If you have the spare cash (along with a lot more to put into it), I'd say go for. Of course, I already did and have been working on it for the past 16 months. Some day I'll actually get to drive mine.
