Ok, personally i don't believe that cars should be kept MINT and have everything shiny clean... they were built to be driven, and that is what must be done with them. (There are exceptions, as you will soon see...)
My point was one can choose how they spend their time and money. Whether it's working a job (spending the time), earning the money, and then spending it on a clean car.
The same way, someone can choose to build their car, so they spend more time (yes, i feel this is better, and develops a more accomplished/closer feeling), saving their money, and build a clean car.
in the end, it is their own clean car.
To each is their own... Rob, just because you like em minty fresh, doesn't mean you can go around bashing peoples cars because they're not up to your standards. You talk about haters on honda-tech alot... practice what you preach.
Seti, Baker... Don't think buying a clean car is any less working for it than building one. You work the same way, just differently...