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Prices are going up soon!!
Jan 29 2009 Posted in GoKart News by GoKartWe’ve held on as long as possible, but we have to increase the price of a GoKart. From March 1st 2009, the GoKart with standard battery will be £219, plus £15 for UK mainland delivery. With the 36 hole battery, the price will be £249, plus delivery.
We thought that a bit of advance notice would be kind!
We launched in 2007 and, from the very beginning, owners have enthused about GoKart. They love the way it folds, how it performs on the course and the way they don’t have to fiddle around with connecting batteries. The new two year warranty just introduced reflects how happy we are with the way it’s working. We’ve won a handful of design awards (click here, here and here), but most importantly more and more golfers are trying GoKarts and loving them. We’re really excited to be going into the 2009 season!
But we have to keep an eye on the figures, and our decision to make the GoKart ourselves, rather than get it made outside the UK, does put the pressure on costs. We’ve already cut out the middle man by selling direct, rather than through golf shops, but still our margin has become very thin. We believe that, even at the higher prices, the GoKart is good value, and hope you will agree. We’re determined to maintain the high standards of design, manufacture and service that we’ve established so far, but we have get the numbers to add up, and as raw material prices continue to rise due to the weak pound, something has to give.
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Add a comment 22 Comments TweetWinter golf – The Result
Jan 28 2009 Posted in Euro, GoKart News by GoKartWe asked what people think about winter golf. A stoic majority of 55% said they’ll play all year round, whatever the weather. Wow…GoKart website visitors are tough! Puts the wimpy 3%, who only play when the sun has got his hat on, to shame.
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Add a comment TweetGoKart Sale!
Jan 27 2009 Posted in GoKart News by GoKartWe’re having a bit of a Spring clean of the GoKart warehouse, and have found a limited number of used GoKarts we’d like to sell. We’re in the process of reconditioning them, and will make them available through our webshop for £140, plus post & packing (price new £194). This will include the trolley, battery, charger and 12 months warranty. All of the trolleys will be completely stripped, re-built and upgraded to the latest specification. (more…)
Add a comment 9 Comments TweetRed Dot Design Award Update
Jan 26 2009 Posted in Euro, GoKart News by GoKartWe mentioned a while ago that we entered the GoKart in the 2008 Red Dot Design Award (see here). This is an international product design competition that attracts entries from the best and biggest manufacturers in the world. Well, we didn’t win, but we were awarded an honorable mention! Click here to see us on the Red Dot website.
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Add a comment TweetUpdate on the GoKart Wheels
Jan 25 2009 Posted in GoKart News by GoKartJust a bit of advance warning – if you already have a GoKart with the original smooth tyres, from 16th February 2009 we’ll start to make a charge if you want to change to the new treaded wheels (standard on all new GoKarts). Still a snip at £23 inc p&p for owners with UK addresses.
GoKart 2009 magazine ads
Jan 18 2009 Posted in Euro, GoKart News by GoKartIf you’re interested in this stuff, here’s a preview of the first in a series of GoKart ads we’ll be using in the golf mags this year.
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