WIP Consensus on reusing vanilla components? (working on a mercedes c class 2007)

What's the general consensus on reusing vanilla vehicle components for the creation of new mod vehicles?

I'm really new to content creation for this game. I like to learn a new process by looking how it's been done already and then begin by copying whatever I'm looking at and modifying it slightly.
So for example, I have here a 2007 Mercedes C class I've been working on for a while. Just the body. I want to try and get it into beamng as my first mod.

I know hardly anything about creating vehicles.

So i thought I could try and reuse the drive train and mechanical components from some of the game's ETK vehicles. The parts look about right. It would give me a headstart (i think).

Feedback appreciated.

 

As long as you don't make it shit and rework it, it's fine.

 

also, anyone know where the engines and wheels can be found?

 

Go to the game's steam files, open up a random vehicle and then get Notepad++ and open the engine.jbeam files and walla.