Despite the economic downturn…
Despite the economic downturn the last few weeks sales have been really good.With the Rand having fallen sharply you would have thought that the cars would all have been exported out of SA but to the contrary it seems that South Africans are starting to buy classic cars as a form of investment and are having fun with them at the same time.Most of the cars we have sold recently now belong to “Swallows”(foreigners) with holiday homes on the Garden Route and retirees living in our area.
Jennie and I are both on the committee of the newly formed MG Car Club Southern Cape and have found it to be fantastic for business and we now have a waiting list for MGB Roadsters.They are very popular because they are reasonably practical and can be driven as a second car all for under R100,000.We already have 45 members with about 60 cars between them which is quite impressive for the area.
Another club based in Knysna is the Garden Route Car Club that has been going since 1988 and has 87 members.This club is very active and is a must for anyone living here with a classic car because apart from having some experts on the technical side it organises many functions and events making it a great way to meet new friends.
Working from our warehouse as opposed to a showroom is a pleasure as most of our sales are done off our website and the internet.This also allows us to close up for a few days so that we can travel the country to look for cars to put on our website.
