trdsales.com ... an announcement ...

[TRD Man]

I need to advise you all that our website www.trdsales.com , www.trdsales.co.nz , and it's associated business has been sold to Toyota NZ.
We, at Sollitt Trading Co. Ltd are therefore no longer agents for TRD products.

Our involvement with the TRD product through our motorsport endeavours has spanned nearly 30 years and our agency, which we've held for the past 12 years, has been a tumultuous experience.
The business has grown beyond all expectations to the point where we were recently servicing over 80 countries worldwide.

I'm pleased to be able to say the loyal custom we've enjoyed from many Toyspeed members has played a major part in this phenomenom.

With the business growing on a daily basis, and realising that we were struggling to handle a significant amount of the enquiry, I was considering the need to expand the staffing numbers and accept the associated costs in doing that.

Toyota NZ, having recently rejuvenated their interest in the product, which they also are agents for, recognised the value of both our website and our ongoing business and in doing so presented me with a generous offer for the agency and the website.
Their timing was impeccable.

As many of you know, the TRD agency was never about the money for us. Our interest was in the delivery of the product at a reasonable price together with the free flow of whatever technical knowledge we could offer and the best service our limited resources could provide.
I am immensely proud of the service we have provided to Toyota enthusiasts and racers throughout the world, and particularly New Zealand, over the past 12 years.

Clearly therefore, I would not have accepted the TNZ offer were I not completely sure of their ability to provide an equal level of service, an honest price and a high degree of technical support.
In fact, having met with the TNZ team on a number of occasions I have every confidence that, with their enthusiasm and their greater resource they will surpass the level of service we were able to provide.

There will be some initial handover glitches but customers should make their enquiries, and place their orders, through the website in the normal manner. As some of you have already experienced, the 'new' system is working fine.

For those who have orders pending, these are being handled as they always have been and we expect to send out the last of these through our company within the next few days.
For those wishing to contact me personally, please do so on bsollitt@xtra.co.nz or by pm.

It's been an absolute pleasure seeing this forum grow and being of service to many of you.

Rest assured we are Toyota people and we're not about to either quit our motorsport endeavours or our allegance to Toyota brands. In fact we have retained our Australasian TOM'S agency. So you will continue to see us around.

Good luck to all of you and to TNZ in their efforts to grow the fabulous TRD brand.

cheers

Bruce

[Dell'Orto]

Wow, that must have been a big decision for you to make Bruce, but obviously you've thought it over and found it the right thing to do.

I do have to ask, what are you going to do about your forum name now though? Just rename yourself Man?

[Jebus]

I do have to ask, what are you going to do about your forum name now though? Just rename yourself Man?

In fact we have retained our Australasian TOM'S agency

TOM'S Man

If thats not flamingly flamboyant i dunno what is

All the best

[TRD Man]

Yes Mmm Boost, it was a big decision. And not without a little emotion.
But a pragmatic one none the less.
We are now able to concentrate our efforts on our other business interests secure in the knowledge that the TRD market is in good hands.

As for my Nom de Plume. It was my customers who called me the TRD Man. I think I'll enjoy the tag for a little while longer. And it'll remind members that, despite the fact I'm no longer going to sell them the product, I'm still more than willing to offer what advice I can.

cheers

Bruce

[john_l]

Did you make a bit of dosh selling the sites and business's to Toyota..?

[Alex B]

No he gave it away for magic beans

[Celica RA45]

thats a real shame bruce ,any way was good dealing with you ,will still ring you up for a chat every now and then regards glenn

[TRD Man]

Cheers Glenn. Have been meaning to call you.
Will do so soon.