Id seriously take a look at the sorry state of my life if getting respect from a bunch of car saddos from around the UK was a majorly important part of my life
Cars are fucking ace, but i do stuff myself as i can and dont wana pay someone else to, and spec it myself as i think i know best

not for any other reason.
Same as owning the car in the first place, its for my fun, not to impress a bunch of people i couldnt give a flying fuck about and mostly would be embarresed to be seen with
The person who does it all themself and gets the results for less money deserves more credit, but activley going out to seek the credit (from a bunch of strange men) in the first place is just a bit lame I reckon.