In some ways it is indeed unfortunate that the cost of a good Strat rep is heading the way they are. But this is what happens when the market wakes up and twigs what's been there for a while, staring it in the face, and suddenly everyone wants one. When I first went to LB on a fact-finding mission before I put my order in, I said to Craig, "Funny, but I'd have thought everyone who wanted a Strat would have one by now". Errr...wrong...!!
Interesting (daft) comment along these lines on the SEC FB page, where someone's posted the ad for Gordon's car - the comment on the advert is, "That's far too much to ask for a fibreglass replica, need to knock £20K off to make it attractive". I wonder if he thinks the same about genuine ones and they should be £150K cheaper... haha, how'd ya think the real ones got to their current lofty heights in the 1st place? Because people realised what they were, wanted one, and were prepared to pay what it took to acquire one. Same process is happening with reps, and I think it won't be long before we see £100K for a good one. And then, that'll be another motor out of the reach of most peeps....'twas ever thus.
As for the AGM: nowt wrong in principle with holding one in Scotland (assuming the SNP doesn't stir up the natives to repel all incomers, unless they can prove they'll be doing the NC500), but how many attendees would we get? At the end of the day it's an AGM for all the members to attend, so it behoves the committee to try and arrange things so as many as poss can get there. Without having to bring wellies to stand in a bog. (I'm kidding.)
I'll be interested to see how many get to Chris' garage day near Melrose...I'm hoping quite a few!
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