I,ve seen good and bad examples of of any kit car that can be named. A lot depends on the build quality and that depends on the skill of the builder to a great extent. if the repairs to Alan's car are carried out to a high standard and the areas given a bit more strength then there is no reason why many more years of safe motoring shouldn't be enjoyed. My 3A was built in 1997, I have owned it for the best part of 14 years, yes, cracks have had to be repaired and I have upgraded the front end cross channel but that's all part of owning a kit car. Besides, don't production line cars have to be repaired sometimes. !!!