goodguys outa here

just got letter from goodguys rates are pretty much doubling sooo i guess when my membership is up i'm otta here .22 years i guess they got enough of my $$......... see ya

 

you are lucky you live in the USA for us here in AUS it is going to cost us around $200 and the only benefit we get is the gazette I will not be renewing my membership

 

What is it going up to? I know the magazine is about 10 times better than it was 5 years ago.

 

can ya renew before they do this

 

are your wages double what they were 5 years ago??

 

actually they are.

 

I just renewed for 1 year, at same rate?
Jack

 

mine wages have not doubled in 5 years

 

Kirk ...whats the lowdown on this??????

 

mine are up too .. i said double like my goodguys fees

 

Rates doubled?!!!

They may have to change the name to "The Gold-Chainer's Gazette".

 

I think Gary Meadors flipped me off one year in DesMoines...Not real sure, but it sure looked like he did...

Even so, I'm still a Goodieguys member...and will continue to be.

-Abone.

 

I have a buddy who's a GG's member. I just read all of his old issues.

 

Maybe GG will become an Alliance Member and HAMBers will get a discount? KIRK!

Brian

 

I won a chance at a chance for the Dearborn Duece...The guy who did win the car was a former G.G. employee (very,very suspicious). I guess this is the excuse I needed to drop my membership. As if I did not need it before.

 

Their website doesn't show a rate increase. You can get a discount on event registration before December 31st there too.

Maybe I'm missing something . . . ?

 

GEEE! Is this why they are called "Greedy Guys" by some???

 

i went to my first good guys show a few months ago..

$65.00 to take my car in for one day(couldnt go friday,work! and couldnt go sunday)

the $65.00 was without joining,,,,

i'll probably go next year,,,just because its someting to do,,,as there isnt much shit happening around here,,,but thats ALOT of money !!!




and NO,,i AM NOT making double of what i was making 10 years ago!!!!

 

I just got my renewal notice - old rate. When is it meant to go up and to how much?

 

I worked there when that happened. That was TOTALLY random. He had actually quit- so giving it to him wasn't doing them any favors. They have no reason to cheat people with something so obvious (or for any reason). The Meadors family are good people- and they keep good people around them because they work together so closely. Tons of hard work goes into making those events fun and different. They didn't get to be the biggest because they do a lousy job.

 

Then join NOW...it won't cost you 65.00...$30.00 now will get you a year of the Gazette...it's a great mag...and then it'll only cost you 50.00 for the event-three days plus the free kick-off party, plus the free shop tours...

R-

 

mine went up more than double.. im out. want a better club? MINNESOTA STREET ROD ASSOCIATON. 20 bucks all year free advertising and posting for all members.

 

I just got off the GG web page its 30 a year so renew there,wish ya could pay a couple years in advance like the other mags...........

 

your silence is deafening

 

I dont generally deal with places like "Honest Bobs Auto Parts", "Best Burgers", "Budget Pluming Co." etc... I find its usually trying to sell you on some bullshit.

 

Sounds great. I'm curious, how many 3 day shows does the "Minnesota Street Rod Association" put on across the United States? Oh, and how many pages in their monthly full color magazine? Thanks, Mike

 

the $65.00 was to go to the show,plus another $15 to join,,,=$80.00

yeah ,,i GUESS thats a DEAL!!! woo HOO!


lol....WTF? am I the only one who see's something wrong with this picture?

 

seems so! 50-75 for a weekend event of that size,no big deal,shit I can have a bar tab that high in a short evening out.and $30 for the rag is fine if it stays in line with reality..example renew R&C from the mag like $20 a year....at GG scotsdale I renewed for 3 years for $30......look for the deal its there like I said go renew now at the web page(GGs) its still ok ////JMHO

 

Well, they used to when their real business sold TV's, stereos and microwaves and they just sponsored the car shows. But, when that went belly up, the car shows stayed because they were much more successful.

 

I'm sorry but the complaining about how much it costs to go to these shows is getting old. My girlfriend and I CANNOT go out to dinner and a movie for 65 bucks anymore! So I have NO problem paying $65 to get my truck, me, a friend or loved one, and any number of kids into the show for THREE days to hang out with friends! Shit, the show is way more satisfying and leaves me with memories, where as the dinner Comes out the next day, and the movie gets forgotten about a week later. The best part is when you register a car you can bring your own cooler with sandwiches and beverages so you can cut down the food costs. Also as a member you get a bitchin' magazine every month that KIRK! has worked so hard, and done a fantastic job, improving. If people cease to support the hobby it will go away, or at least suffer big time. All you have to do is cut back a few lattes a month and put that dough in a cookie jar and when the next G.G. event comes to your town you have the money to go have a good time.
Sorry for the rant, but this subject keeps coming up and the finger always gets pointed at KIRK and the Goodguys as being greedy and stealing all of our hard earned money, when they are actually providing a great sevice to us and the hobby by bringing thousands of car people together at numerous events across the nation yearly.

Oh yea and the MSRA doesn't host a show anywhere in the southwest (AZ,CA,NM,TX,CO,etc) last I checked so that does me no good.