Dreams are not quite free, but maybe opportunities can come along?

[Edbear]

New Zealand's new dogma appears to be "Wow, look how cheap it is - it must be good value for money".

It used to be the Scots who refused to accept quality must cost more than $1, now it's everybody...

Thus ... the issue is not build quality ... it's human nature ...

Yup! The growing demand for cheaper products and the higher production costs, have caused manufacturers everywhere to look for cheaper ways of producing their goods, so in some ways it has been beneficial. The influx of Jap import cars, although causing real headaches and tears, forced manufacturers to offer better specced vehicles. It stuffed the local car industry and China's growth has stuffed local manufacturing of many things, but we are living better than we ever have despite that and entrepreneurs are finding ways to make money in a global village.

"Neccessity is the Mother of invention" and when we're pushed into a corner we can either squeal and cry, or put our thinking caps on and work out how to adjust and adapt. Being small, NZ and NZ businesses can change much more quickly than the big multi-nationals.

[FJRider]

New Zealand's new dogma appears to be "Wow, look how cheap it is - it must be good value for money".

I thought it was "Wow ... look how cheap it is -must be something wrong with it "

[Edbear]

I thought it was "Wow ... look how cheap it is -must be something wrong with it "

No, that's what intelligent people think...

[FJRider]

No, that's what intelligent people think...

Thank god ... I'm intelligent ... YAY ... !!!!

[Edbear]

Thank god ... I'm intelligent ... YAY ... !!!!

LOL!!! Don't tell too many people, you can have a lot of fun if others don't know you're intelligent...

[FJRider]

LOL!!! Don't tell too many people, you can have a lot of fun if others don't know you're intelligent...

It's ok ... it doesn't show ...

[warewolf]

New Zealand's new dogma appears to be "Wow, look how cheap it is - it must be good value for money".

Fixed.

The "value" proposition is almost never raised by people who purchase at the lowest price. Sometimes durability is, but almost never quality or features. The exception is when people intentionally use the cheapie as a short-term prototype or very light use item.

[Ronin]

Yep! I've got a rep for supplying quality and don't want to jeopardise that rep, so I'm asking them the questions about their company.

If you have a reputation for quality then stay away Ed. Look at the problems the big players have.

[Zamiam]

If you can source product of a reasonable quality for the lifestyle block who doesn't need commercial quality at a reasonable price you should be on to a winner.

The quad looks naff but with those tyres not much cop on the grass as for the jeep thingy and atv 4 seater dependent on price would have thought there would be a market for them.

And yes I have a lifestyle block

[scumdog]

If you have a reputation for quality then stay away Ed. Look at the problems the big players have.

A mate in Texas nearly had his business go down the gurgler when the way-cheaper Chinese product flooded the market.

THEN the business's who bought the cheap product nearly went down the gurgler when the product failed.

Now my mates business is booming as the aforementioned business's clamour for quality.

[Edbear]

If you can source product of a reasonable quality for the lifestyle block who doesn't need commercial quality at a reasonable price you should be on to a winner.

The quad looks naff but with those tyres not much cop on the grass as for the jeep thingy and atv 4 seater dependent on price would have thought there would be a market for them.

And yes I have a lifestyle block

I was thinking if you guys could give me an idea of what you'd like, I could see if I could get it at a decent price. I'm not greedy, and thought that the wee tractor or a smaller quad for carting stuff around. Off-road bikes and pit bikes tend to get thrashed, so I'm not looking to that market. There are plenty of good quality second-hand Jappas around for those who want trail/dirt/MX bikes, so pottering around the farm of lifestyle block, as long as the quality was good enough is where I was aiming.

[Ronin]

I'm sure I have seen one of those quads at a dealer here. Might see if I can have a look.

[Edbear]

A mate in Texas nearly had his business go down the gurgler when the way-cheaper Chinese product flooded the market.

THEN the business's who bought the cheap product nearly went down the gurgler when the product failed.

Now my mates business is booming as the aforementioned business's clamour for quality.

That's what I'm finding and companies like Sulco have also realised that. So I intend to only stock and sell products I can be confident in.

If you have a reputation for quality then stay away Ed. Look at the problems the big players have.

Yeah, I agree, but as I said above, you can get quality, but whether this company is one of the good one's remains to be seen. I checked out those Warehouse bikes and was gobsmacked at how fragile they were and couldn't believe anyone would actually buy them!

[Edbear]

I'm sure I have seen one of those quads at a dealer here. Might see if I can have a look.

There are many that look identical from several different manufacturers which makes it more difficult to say a bike or quad is okay or not. Take a note of the manufacturer and let me know. I'd be interested as I haven't heard about this particular company before.

[Edbear]

There are a couple of sensible vehicles in their range. I'll check out the regs re: registering for the road, but only for a couple of models I think are worth it, like the Supercub which is a popular classic, and this smaller electric scooter which would be great for holiday parks or a shop scooter or for a lifestyle block to go and get the mail down a really long driveway...