DriverzInc
01-26-2010, 12:01 PM
Many of you may have noticed that we here at DriverzInc have been growing! We have added employees, like Justin in sales, as well as shop employees. Also, we have set ourselves up in a new, legit, brick and mortar location.
We mean business.
We have successfully grown our business in this tough economy and have no plans to stop doing so. I also want to take the time to effectively show the difference between us and the "other guys". We have these products here physically, in our showroom on display, in a retail location, where customers can walk in an see product and see us. We are not guys that wake up, walk out to our garage in sweats and a t-shirt and log in to our computers and claim to be "at work". We have grown our relationships with dealers through sales, marketing, and hard work. We have helped brand products, and have worked behind the scenes to develop new products for our hobby.
We have seen major growth in the following areas:
Wilwood Brakes!
Steve (the Sales Mgr.) actually made a trip down to our little piece of heaven this last Friday to shake our hands and commend us for a job well done this 4th quarter. Where others failed, we grew, and we can only attribute the rise in brake sales to great customer service, and quick delivery times. We have been shipping Wilwood kits within a week of order dates, pretty consistently. While other dealers wait to put in group orders to further their margins, we've placed orders with Wilwood consistent enough that our customers have not had to wait for their order, nor did they pay any more. We did it legitimately, and have worked our way to Master Dealers for Wilwood based on our consistency.
Currie!
Within the past 2 months, we have literally sold 8 ford 9" rear ends, for several different muscle car applications. Currie has delivered with in weeks of order dates, and because they are local to us, we are shipping swiftly with no added drop ship fees or delay times. We've been able to effectively price Currie parts very competitively, and in most cases are saving customers good money on their purchase. And now with the addition of their new Fab9, we can't wait to get a few of these out into the market place.
Forgeline!
Forgeline has stepped up and actually sent us display wheels to display here in our showroom and on the road. This is a perfect example to effectively show the difference between us and the "other guys". We have these products here on display. For anyone local to us in the SoCal area, come on down to our shop and take a look at these for yourselves. We were able to move more than just a few sets of wheels during their year end sale, and have seen a large rise in Forgeline orders this January. We understand how wheels are built, and how to build wheels to work with brake systems, and suspension modifications, and if you take that knowledge, and combine it with quality customer service, why would anyone go anywhere else? And now you can come on down and see their wheels right here in our showroom, and come out to the shows, we'll have them on display in our booth too!
SpeedTech!
The guys at SpeedTech have been really turning out some quality suspension products for the most popular muscle car applications, and their front subframe and torque arm rear have proven to work, and work well, without breaking the bank. We have recently sold a number of their suspension packages,and have added their kits to our site. (http://driverzinc.com/products/speedtech/speedtech.htm)
Bonspeed!
Brad and the Bonspeed team is really taking the wheel line to the next level, and have really made some BIG changes behind the scenes to streamline their manufacturing, fit, and finish, and we are happy to re-introduce them to our product line. New designs, like the JagX, and the Vinspeed, combined with strong timeless designs like the Huntington, and the GTB, the Bonspeed line is re-invented, and stronger than ever. Turn around times on wheels have been vastly improved as well this year, and are consistently being seen 4-6 weeks from order dates.
Rushforth!
Those of you who have been around the forums for years know that we started this wheel line with Jason two years ago. I was personally a partner in the wheel line. Jason and I are no longer partners due to conflicts of interest, but Driverz remains as the wheel line's oldest, and well known dealer. We know the ins and outs of Rushforth's wheels better than any, and as the number 1 source to go to for Rushforth Wheels, who better to order Rushforth Wheels from than someone who helped start the line?
Shows!
We are one of the few dealers that take our show on the road! We do so because we have these items on display, and have no problem putting ourselves out there, in front of the customers, and showing them what we are all about. Again, we run a legitimate business, and have no intent of just being any kind of fly by night, online, run out of our garage business. We're the real deal, and are out there on the streets making it happen. We will be bringing Wilwood brake kits with us to sell, all our wheel brands to display, some suspension pieces, and of course, excellent SHOW deals.
Our tentative show schedule so far looks like this:
Feb. 20, DriverzInc Open House
March 12-14, Good-Guys Scottsdale
March 27-28, Good-Guys Pleasanton
April 9-11, Good-Guys Del Mar
May 15-16, Good-Guys Orange County
July 9-11, Good-Guys Columbus
Aug 27-29, Good-Guys Pleasanton
Sept 25th Cruise for a Cure, Orange County
Oct 1-3 Good Guys, Dallas
Nov 19-21 Good-Guys Scottsdale
If anyone has any constructive and positive feedback, please feel free to let me know. I want to reassure everyone we are here to stay, and will continue to grow to help provide our customers the best service, advice, pricing, and overall experience possible. The reason is simple. We love what we do. We by no means have any ambition to be the next Summit Racing, however, we will diligently continue to grow in areas that help us, help you. :cheers:
Also, a big thank you to the manufacturers, brands, and individuals who have helped us grow our business over the past few years. Companies like Baer Brakes, Schott Wheels, Kore3, SC&C, Tim McCain, who go to the extent of recommending customers to us for their products, or for superb technical information, and customer service. Your support has not gone unnoticed, or unappreciated. You guys have helped us stick around through these hard times and grow a business during hard economic times, and to you we are eternally grateful. :hail:
Please continue to check our website for changes, and additions to our product lines. And a HUGE THANK YOU to our loyal, loyal, loyal customer base that continues to source their parts through us and through word of mouth, suggest us to others. It is because of you, we continue to stay in business and are here to still help others like yourselves.
We mean business.
We have successfully grown our business in this tough economy and have no plans to stop doing so. I also want to take the time to effectively show the difference between us and the "other guys". We have these products here physically, in our showroom on display, in a retail location, where customers can walk in an see product and see us. We are not guys that wake up, walk out to our garage in sweats and a t-shirt and log in to our computers and claim to be "at work". We have grown our relationships with dealers through sales, marketing, and hard work. We have helped brand products, and have worked behind the scenes to develop new products for our hobby.
We have seen major growth in the following areas:
Wilwood Brakes!
Steve (the Sales Mgr.) actually made a trip down to our little piece of heaven this last Friday to shake our hands and commend us for a job well done this 4th quarter. Where others failed, we grew, and we can only attribute the rise in brake sales to great customer service, and quick delivery times. We have been shipping Wilwood kits within a week of order dates, pretty consistently. While other dealers wait to put in group orders to further their margins, we've placed orders with Wilwood consistent enough that our customers have not had to wait for their order, nor did they pay any more. We did it legitimately, and have worked our way to Master Dealers for Wilwood based on our consistency.
Currie!
Within the past 2 months, we have literally sold 8 ford 9" rear ends, for several different muscle car applications. Currie has delivered with in weeks of order dates, and because they are local to us, we are shipping swiftly with no added drop ship fees or delay times. We've been able to effectively price Currie parts very competitively, and in most cases are saving customers good money on their purchase. And now with the addition of their new Fab9, we can't wait to get a few of these out into the market place.
Forgeline!
Forgeline has stepped up and actually sent us display wheels to display here in our showroom and on the road. This is a perfect example to effectively show the difference between us and the "other guys". We have these products here on display. For anyone local to us in the SoCal area, come on down to our shop and take a look at these for yourselves. We were able to move more than just a few sets of wheels during their year end sale, and have seen a large rise in Forgeline orders this January. We understand how wheels are built, and how to build wheels to work with brake systems, and suspension modifications, and if you take that knowledge, and combine it with quality customer service, why would anyone go anywhere else? And now you can come on down and see their wheels right here in our showroom, and come out to the shows, we'll have them on display in our booth too!
SpeedTech!
The guys at SpeedTech have been really turning out some quality suspension products for the most popular muscle car applications, and their front subframe and torque arm rear have proven to work, and work well, without breaking the bank. We have recently sold a number of their suspension packages,and have added their kits to our site. (http://driverzinc.com/products/speedtech/speedtech.htm)
Bonspeed!
Brad and the Bonspeed team is really taking the wheel line to the next level, and have really made some BIG changes behind the scenes to streamline their manufacturing, fit, and finish, and we are happy to re-introduce them to our product line. New designs, like the JagX, and the Vinspeed, combined with strong timeless designs like the Huntington, and the GTB, the Bonspeed line is re-invented, and stronger than ever. Turn around times on wheels have been vastly improved as well this year, and are consistently being seen 4-6 weeks from order dates.
Rushforth!
Those of you who have been around the forums for years know that we started this wheel line with Jason two years ago. I was personally a partner in the wheel line. Jason and I are no longer partners due to conflicts of interest, but Driverz remains as the wheel line's oldest, and well known dealer. We know the ins and outs of Rushforth's wheels better than any, and as the number 1 source to go to for Rushforth Wheels, who better to order Rushforth Wheels from than someone who helped start the line?
Shows!
We are one of the few dealers that take our show on the road! We do so because we have these items on display, and have no problem putting ourselves out there, in front of the customers, and showing them what we are all about. Again, we run a legitimate business, and have no intent of just being any kind of fly by night, online, run out of our garage business. We're the real deal, and are out there on the streets making it happen. We will be bringing Wilwood brake kits with us to sell, all our wheel brands to display, some suspension pieces, and of course, excellent SHOW deals.
Our tentative show schedule so far looks like this:
Feb. 20, DriverzInc Open House
March 12-14, Good-Guys Scottsdale
March 27-28, Good-Guys Pleasanton
April 9-11, Good-Guys Del Mar
May 15-16, Good-Guys Orange County
July 9-11, Good-Guys Columbus
Aug 27-29, Good-Guys Pleasanton
Sept 25th Cruise for a Cure, Orange County
Oct 1-3 Good Guys, Dallas
Nov 19-21 Good-Guys Scottsdale
If anyone has any constructive and positive feedback, please feel free to let me know. I want to reassure everyone we are here to stay, and will continue to grow to help provide our customers the best service, advice, pricing, and overall experience possible. The reason is simple. We love what we do. We by no means have any ambition to be the next Summit Racing, however, we will diligently continue to grow in areas that help us, help you. :cheers:
Also, a big thank you to the manufacturers, brands, and individuals who have helped us grow our business over the past few years. Companies like Baer Brakes, Schott Wheels, Kore3, SC&C, Tim McCain, who go to the extent of recommending customers to us for their products, or for superb technical information, and customer service. Your support has not gone unnoticed, or unappreciated. You guys have helped us stick around through these hard times and grow a business during hard economic times, and to you we are eternally grateful. :hail:
Please continue to check our website for changes, and additions to our product lines. And a HUGE THANK YOU to our loyal, loyal, loyal customer base that continues to source their parts through us and through word of mouth, suggest us to others. It is because of you, we continue to stay in business and are here to still help others like yourselves.