Genuine Real Factory Leather not Leatherette which is just an poor imitation cheap PVC Vinyl

After a discussion with a fellow Holden Limousine owner this morning in which we decided in our opinions with having had the experience of building several limousines between us. That in our observations of the imported (that is right not made in Australia) Chryslers & Hummer limousines as well as some other models in Perth had distinctively poor finishes in seats and trim after looking at some. Though we do confess they do look rather ostentatiously flashy in the dark. These limos use in the main the cheap so called Leatherette Vinyl upholstery which is short for Polyvinyl chloride or PVC. Now many people think leather is sticky in summer because this product has been peddled as leather which it is nothing like it except for the embossed grain, leather on the other hand is a natural product that breath's and is warm in winter unlike vinyl. Leather has a fantastic aromatic smell that has a sense of luxury that others have to use imitation sprays to emulate.
Our limousine not only is fully upholstered in genuine leather , it is genuine factory leather with the embossed Grange logo on it. This means it was tailor made for the exact propose of automotive seats so they won't look like a bean bag when you come to use it.
It is not the cheap vinyl or furniture grade lounge leather which many other limo's in Perth are poorly covered in. Which one of my clients describe to me as "a macabre cartoon of colour which throw up in the back of a Gothic hearse like Munster mobile and driven by someone resembling one of the brothers grim" and many agree with. So ask whether the limo has leather or leatherette before you book and avoid a sticky situation in Perth's summer.

Darren's Limousine Proposal

Darren was quite nervous when i first arrive being that he intended to propose marriage that very day. I pick up the couple from East Perth under the rues of winning a holiday package to Observation City Hotel with limo transfers include . We proceeded to a Jewelers in Oxford Street Leederville as directed under the pretext of having a ring re sized. Then i take them on a tour through Kings Park , Crawley and then past Cottesloe Beach Before arriving at Scarborough . I am not sure if he had popped the Question by the time i drop off as there was a sedate departure from the limousine . I wish them both well whatever their path as they seem like a lovely couple.

Heinz 60th Birthday Limousine tour to the Blue water grill Applecross

Daughter Sascha organized this special birthday surprise for Her fathers 60th from Queensland . The tour was from their home in Beeliar To the Blue Water Grill in Applecross but we kept them guessing by going through South Perth, Kings Park ,past the old swan Brewery then i swung by the Raffles Hotel before arriving on time at the old Heathcote estate. It was the first time they had been and quite enjoyed it.

Jessica and Ryans Wedding Photos at the Round House Fremantle on the 20th of September

They say a picture is worth a thousand words
More photos of the day at http://www.kimcarreraphotographyperth.exposuremanager.com/scripts/expman.pl?rm=show_photo&photo_id=dsc_044648&dir=galleries/1/5&filesize=large

Wedding at the Bell Tower

This is the first time we have done a wedding to the bell tower on Saturday The Thirteenth of September. The ceremony was on the top floor, i was not even aware you could use it for Wedding services. It was a cloudy cool day but not very windy so it turned out to be quite special. You can view more photos of the wedding a day of Peter and Desiree Devine at http://www.kimcarreraphotographyperth.exposuremanager.com/g/13_september_2008

They held their reception at Bells Function Center at the Barrack Street Jetty after doing photos at the blue shed, the University of Western Australia and Matilda bay Crawley.

Char Char Bull in Fremantle

Friday night the 5 of September was a 21st birthday tour from Mount Claremont to the Char Char Bull Steak house restaurant in Fremantle. The seven girls bought their own cd music which was a pleasant change as being a driver i have heard all my music over and over. I mean it is fresh for the clients and i do add new songs but it's great to hear things you would not normally be exposed to. I have bought a nikon d200 with an 18 to 200 len for taking candid shots like this one that i also enhance with photoshop. The clients can buy photos or down load the images i take from a photo manager i use based in the USA which is cheaper than buying locally even with postage . The gallery is Kim Carrera Photography and there are varying charges due to the work i have to do to prepare and run the images.

About Us

Owners Kim And Niki Carrera have been full time professional chauffeurs for over 11 years. We dress with tailor made uniforms and have had professional driver training. We endeavor to give you a class service and have you look forward to using us again.Please be aware there are many bogan-cowboy outfits in Perth that are trying to subsidize their crass flashy cars by acting as a Limousine Service but we are not one.
Most new to the limousine business have never before been self employed before so don't have any of the hard earned education of working for yourself. The ones that have worked for themselves are generally trying to escape from some tedious unrelated , unglamorous menial source of income. Not realizing that their new chosen business is only glamorous and interesting to their clients. Their new work is just as an over glorified bus driver and janitor but mainly just waiting around for more important people, like you.
In the main they are well intentioned but they never take into account the cost of doing business especially depreciation, maintenance or advertising, some of which hardly generates its own cost. So after they have been to the accountant for the second year running with another paper loss which may be eating into their home equity, they decide to get serious by cutting prices or buying further equipment. Thus spiraling them back to whence they came while making life harder for those whom have seen it all before.
Recently the economy has slowed somewhat and having been a business broker in the late 80's an old client rang us for advice as the business they had bought recently was not generating as much income as the previous industrious owner. After taking one quick look at the business website it was apparent that the goods available had not been made up to date and as the new owner was from an IT background had no excuses. He was simply told you have to put the same effort in to get the same results. Just buying a plane, limousine or a running business does not mean it is like putting money in the bank and collecting the interest cheques.
I am an owner chauffeur of a custom built tailormade limited edition limousine which was built to my specifications to be comfortable classy and well air conditioned which was mainly for my middle aged clients. The new bogan cowboys in the industry seem to have the taste of a twelve year old Gothic attention seeker. I mean ever body to his own but my clients and i have a quiet chuckle at the crass limo's with garish paint and over priced chrome wheels not to mention the circus like interiors that my wife describes as a cartoon that threw up. Now children ,teenagers and adults that refuse to grow up just love these show pony rides but sorry these are the high maintenance passengers which we are ever so politely trying to avoid. Then with a tightening of mums purse strings with food and fuel higher ,this group should be the first to have their allowances curtailed but maybe not . We all need our little luxuries especially when we can spend our ungrateful children' s inheritance, although the grateful ones will have already encourage you to do so.
The novelty of owning a limousine and being praised for it does take a few bad experiences to wear the fun thin (ie. people throwing up, braking glass's, hanging out the window , damaging your winder mechanisms , having rocks and eggs thrown at you and your vehicle)
I have no problems with a driver that after seeing if they like the work buy a new limo or even others that come into the industry with an entry level second hand unit .To pay their dues to the people that have built this industry, as well as the client base and learn the ropes as it were. I do however take exception to naive new comers that are lured by the bling to endow there facile gain to oblivion and mortgage their future because the have not taken the time to do their due diligence.(I would liken it to taking the fish out of a pond after a village had breed the stock) They on the other hand just see it as the competitive nature of business which is true but they should not then expect to parasitically feed off the altruistic for offload work when things go quiet or to be treated with adoration because they have a new toy that those that came before must show polite but unrequited interested in.