Like the title says...how has business been? Our little hobby industry is funded by people's "spare money" and as gas prices skyrocketed in '08 there was less and less of that to go around.
I'm seeing and hearing of shops and small manufacturers going under left and right.
I'm about as small as you can get so I've been weathering the storm OK, but things certainly have changed. I have a full-on project car going for a customer so I've got plenty to keep me busy, but parts sales sure dropped off.
Suppliers I used to have to chase after now call me regularly fishing for orders and offering deals.
Anyone else out there feeling the squeeze and care to post about it?
How about everyone else, the hobbyists? Has your "Mustang budget" been impacted severely?
I'm seeing and hearing of shops and small manufacturers going under left and right.
I'm about as small as you can get so I've been weathering the storm OK, but things certainly have changed. I have a full-on project car going for a customer so I've got plenty to keep me busy, but parts sales sure dropped off.
Suppliers I used to have to chase after now call me regularly fishing for orders and offering deals.
Anyone else out there feeling the squeeze and care to post about it?
How about everyone else, the hobbyists? Has your "Mustang budget" been impacted severely?