So after an amazing December we are winding down a bit for the Holiday. Filming for a TV show the first half of the month took us all the way to our charity dyno day on the 19th. A lot of work has been put into the future of our little shop. With the state of our economy and the other small shops around the Atlanta area struggling to keep their doors open, we feel especially fortunate for our relative stability. Some of it is luck, but mostly I think it is because of who we are. The pride we have in ourselves is reflected in the work we do. We want nothing but the best for our customers and we will do everything in our power to make sure that they have best possible product for the cost allowed. This of course is nearly impossible to achieve %100 of the time, so we do have our share of detractors. I have a statement for everyone listening though: I will take the “Pepsi Challenge” against any of our competitors. I stand behind every car that has passed through here.
Batlground isn’t going anywhere. We have been around as long or longer than our competitors. We have toured the country racing at the professional level. We have had feature cars in magazines and displayed at SEMA. We have built 5 “shop” cars, in synch with the latest models and trends. There is a 6th on the way. The best part is we haven’t lost who we are and where we started. The same small project cars grace our shop today that got Dan started in 2001. We have a long list of return customers, some that started out doing just a GSR swap in their civic. They now return to make 600 whp in that same car. Some are customers that first came in with an entry level tuner project, that have progressed up to a 06′ Mustang with a Blower, Z06, or Viper. To be able to work on those types of projects, and to be able to have those long term relationships with our customers is a great feeling. Its something that keeps me going, and drives me to do better.
2010 is almost here, this is the year that the economy is supposed to turn around. We have weathered the storm and are stronger now, ready to take on the next challenges. The reason, in my opinion, that we are strong is because we have been the same for so long. Dan, Tracy, and Brandon. Now there have been plenty of other employees come through here. Some with big names and reputations, that ultimately didn’t work out in our system. We have been the same 4 for over a year and a half with the addition of Justin. That is not something you see at other shops, there is always such a high turn over. When you deal with us, you have some sense of accountability. You know that when you come in you won’t have to hear ” Oh, well, so-and-so did that and he don’t work here anymore”. I can’t wait to see what the new year brings. What new project or trend is around the corner? Alternative fuels? Land Speed Records? A new Fast and Furious? We got that.
I’m going to come by your shop in my GTR and blow your shop down….as soon as I get done sucking dick