# Why building your own car is a bad idea, or One Piece at a Time **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 8, 2004, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-building-your-own-car-is-a-bad-idea-or-one-piece-at-a-time/223524 "2004-01-08T23:14:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2004, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-building-your-own-car-is-a-bad-idea-or-one-piece-at-a-time/223524/1 "2004-01-08T23:14:26Z")
Check out [this automotive nightmare](http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2451973337&category=6315) currently on eBay. You have to give it to the guy, he’s [talented](http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6251&item=2451846827). I like this line: > [@](#): > > If you would like to became famous, this is your change! Remember that car Homer Simpson designed? It looked better. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2004, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-building-your-own-car-is-a-bad-idea-or-one-piece-at-a-time/223524/2 "2004-01-09T00:00:45Z")
Oh my god! I’m torn between the coolness of the concept and the hideousness of the result. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2004, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-building-your-own-car-is-a-bad-idea-or-one-piece-at-a-time/223524/3 "2004-01-09T01:39:44Z")
This is without a doubt the butt fugliest car I have ever seen ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2004, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-building-your-own-car-is-a-bad-idea-or-one-piece-at-a-time/223524/4 "2004-01-09T01:47:34Z")
Best. Car. Ever. ---
**Author:** ![BraheSilver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@BraheSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BraheSilver)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2004, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-building-your-own-car-is-a-bad-idea-or-one-piece-at-a-time/223524/5 "2004-01-09T01:54:50Z")
Good lord. It’s like the Ghostbusters got rear-ended by a road gang from _Mad Max_. How could you miss the [van](http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6251&item=2451846827#ebayphotohosting) done by the same guy? Check out that trailer! ---
**Author:** ![mdf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@mdf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mdf)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2004, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-building-your-own-car-is-a-bad-idea-or-one-piece-at-a-time/223524/6 "2004-01-09T01:54:53Z")
Both of these vehicles were on a show on the Travel Channel earlier this week, and according to my program schedule will be on again tonight. The show is called RV Crazy, and had these two along with several antique travel trailers and homebuilts. Interesting that they come up for sale just now… -mdf ---
**Author:** ![BraheSilver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@BraheSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BraheSilver)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2004, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-building-your-own-car-is-a-bad-idea-or-one-piece-at-a-time/223524/7 "2004-01-09T01:56:32Z")
And you know what, if I’d bothered to click on your second link I’d see you hadn’t. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Phnord\_Prephect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/df705f/32.png) [@Phnord\_Prephect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phnord_Prephect)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2004, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-building-your-own-car-is-a-bad-idea-or-one-piece-at-a-time/223524/8 "2004-01-09T06:02:18Z")
Wow. ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2004, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-building-your-own-car-is-a-bad-idea-or-one-piece-at-a-time/223524/9 "2004-01-09T13:59:31Z")
These vehicles would be a lot cooler if they weren’t fitted with all the stupid lights and mirrors. And a Mercedes Benz ornament on an 84’ GMC van? WTF is wrong with you? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2004, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-building-your-own-car-is-a-bad-idea-or-one-piece-at-a-time/223524/10 "2004-01-09T15:46:50Z")
Somebody’s been listening to too much [Johnny Cash](http://www.lyricsondemand.com/j/johnnycashlyrics/onepieceatatimelyrics.html).