07-02-2018, 08:23 PM
(07-02-2018, 08:01 PM)Tony Betts Wrote: It's good to see you people noticing change. The austin owners matra of old, only understood. " I want it cheaper".
Maybe the 7 world has a future after all.
Car prices, were always going to drop. As they went up so quickly. And always the cream risses to the top. So you should pay more for the best and scarce.
I have the same talk here with a customer the other day, that I have with many over parts prices. The risses over recent years are not pushed by the suppliers. Or even the machine shops that supply us.
House prices, mean machine shop rent goes up hugely.
Gas has rocketed.
Electric has rocketed.
It feels like every month I get warning of emission charges going up from foundries.
Ever tried renting gas bottles
And there is much much more, it all pushes up manufacturing prices.
One worry for the future, is is car prices fall back to far. The price of spares won't relate. And you may see less suppliers. Wich men's less support for your hobby.
Personally I don't think interest in pre war cars has changed, it's the type of people who are buying into them.
Most newbys are not interested in clubs, wich is were you will see numbers drop at events.
Most newbys don't look to do there own repaires, wich is why most rebuild companies have far more work than they need.
With the latter changes of owners also show why thee is less interest in autojumbles, newbys have ebay. And dont even know we're beaulieu is.
Anyone who wants to panic about there car being unwanted in the future, can always donate them to me. I'll find room somewere
Tony.
Some very interesting comments Tony.
Ebay being one, not knowing about Beaulieu etc, however, there will always be some with money who can simply afford to go to specialists for a total rebuild.
I do also agree about the idea of prices falling too far thus the cost of spares becoming disproportionate.
I know only too well too my cost, the cost of having too many spares on the shelf, having to shell out for 10 items of a component for example, when you might only need one at the moment.
Arthur