But there’s a lot of folk out there, perhaps away from the budget kit car building crowd, who aren’t really having to make a choice in the same way. So, it’s not a case of a £55k Stratos replica OR an Exige, it’s what Stratos replica to go alongside the Exige and probably the Range Rover Sport and Aston for the weekend.

The quality of of the latest “kits” mean that many folk are just looking to take money out the bank, safely turn it into a car and, whenever they fancy a change, turn it back into money. Sometimes a bit more money. The car is a commodity more than a build project. The gratification of owning it is an instant (perhaps short term) thing rather than a long term labour of love. IMHO of course.