In these tough economic times, modifying your car becomes more and more of a luxury that many can't afford. A shop the size of Panducky needs customers, sales, and work to be able to survive... When everyone is low on funds, luxuries such as aftermarket parts for their cars come last to paying bills and keeping the lights on in their homes.

It is made even worse by a market such as the import auto parts aftermarket, where margins are SO thin on parts due to kids running "shops" out oftheir parents garages and businesses run by kids who are willing to cut each others throats instead of working together like every other industry on the planet, and of course customers who encourage that without thinking about the consequenses of the shop they buy at only being able to make a few dollars on a high dollar part just to make the kid happy...

Panducky is closing at the end of the month (it basically already is, but i can't move into the new shop till after the 1st)... but life moves on. I'm moving the "shop" into a smaller building around the corner, and will continue on with some small work, and fabricating. It'll be (for the most part) a closed-door shop... i.e. no retail, no parts sales unless necessary, and i'm going to be VERY selective about the work that i do so that i can focus on fabrication projects that i have in front of me, like the Ruckus Scooter project, and a couple of things in the pipeline behind it.

I do want to thank everyone for thier support and business through all of this... we definitely had some fun times, and i wouldn't trade it for the world.

Thanks!

 

glad you can close the business instead of the business closing you... let's look forward to new times... that's what i'm doing...

 

Wow sorry to here but, glad you are still around just with a more select clientele Things will be better I bet for you and just as rewarding

Good luck john

 

Sorry to hear John.

 

Wow John, thats some shocking news. I am sure that with the great quality of work you have shown us the projects you pick up will be more rewarding to you.

Best of luck, Joaquin

 

Best of luck, John and thanks for all of your help.

 

Sorry to hear John! However, best of luck in your new venture!!

 

Maybe when this economy turns around you can open the doors again .

 

sorry to hear that you're closing, The current economy is taking it's toll on all of our businesses. best of luck in your new venture.

 

wow ... so sorry to hear John.

But i'm pretty sure you'll be enjoying the quality time with your projects by being more selective with each one.

we as a community will continue to support you and your ventures i'm sure