Cant build a front running race car for $500. Do you ever change wear parts like bearings or tranny's. Is the $500 a one time cost, once a year or what. Do you change struts or shocks? These costs add up fast. Finding someone who truthfully sells you a running vehicle with all components operable for significantly less than $500 is just not real. Getting Bob down the street to sell you a car in this condition and just write a bill of sale for $200 is just dishonest. No one really believes this happens for real, everyone just winks and nods and ignores it. A drive what you bring series would be nice but there would have to be some separation between real fast and real slow cars to avoid the confrontations that wouls happen. Kinda like......SCCA already has.