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Two of the guys I am hiring are mechanics by trade but not ASE. I am learning as I go. I didnt know how to run equipment or much about mining..but I started an excavation business and made my first million by the age of 30. I didnt know how to design a website until I sat down and learned...

I did not mean to insult anyone with the $10 per hour. In this area $10 per hour is 'pretty fair' right now. A CDL truck driver wage is $8 to $12/hr. Mechanic is $8 to $10 an hour at the job service. The best mechanic that I know personally works at a used car dealership that a friend of mine...

Steve in SoCal, My parts stores will be within 2 miles. The garage that I used to go to has a pretty good setup for waste. I would go to them now if I hadnt moved 20 miles from where I used to live. They burn their waste oil in the winter. For tires they resell 50% of takeoffs. Actually...

hidollartoys, Every business that I have has taken money and venture. I have lost my *** a couple of times and have been well rewarded on others. For the guy that asked I am 36 years old.. my business partner is 35. There are many points I am missing..I know. A building with tools and...

I am curious on the $10s of thousands of electronic equipment? The garage that I personally get all of my work done only has virtually no electronics except for an OBDII scanner. He will do everything except for tires/alignments. The local garages that I am competing with are below his shop...

True about needing experienced mechanics. I plan on hiring 2 ASE mechanics 2 helpers and 2 regular mechanics. We already have 2 mechanics working for our excavation business that we are going to move to the shop. One guy was a military mechanic for 6 years and can work on anything diesel or...

This area lost 5 dealerships that sold new cars and serviced. Those cars still need service somewhere..and I will be the only 'new' garage within 10 miles that I know of. I have business relations with several used car dealerships that I am going to offer "service after the sale" since...

For used equipment I found http://www.allstates.com/ I prefer to go new but they do have some pretty good equipment for cheap. I think a lathe will pay for itself regardless.. to not offer it I will lose business. To offer it..I just have to wait for the customer to deny buying new and charge...

1)Ranger CRT380R $10.5K http://www.asedeals.com/Ranger_wheel_alignment_machine.html 2)Atlas TD1760E $13.5K http://www.gregsmithequipment.com/Atlas-TD1760E-BlueTooth-p/1760e-bth.htm 3)Accuturn Model 2410CCD $15.7K http://www.asedeals.com/accuturn_alignment.html Anyone have info on these...

Here are the facts in my area.. 1)The shop will be located 5 miles from a Wal-mart which does tires and oil. They do not do alignments or brake work. 2)The local garages are as follows. a)1 bay garage- no tire sales. no advertisement of oil change. If you pull up prepare to be told to come...

I know alot of honda cars have rotors with the bearings pressed in..which makes turning a chore since you have to have a hub puller. Are there many other cars like this? What about 4wd locking hubs? In the instances above where the hubs need to be pulled to service, I guess you have to tell...

There are several dealerships locally that are out of business and all had service departments..I will swing by and see if they are selling off equipment before I start buying new. If they have nothing for sale..what would be the risk in this plan? For tire changers and balancers, buy...

This is just a curious question.. but I have noticed that the tire distributors all push Coates. Honestly a man that doesnt go to boards or forums or surf the internet doesnt even know about any other brand except for the one that the tire distributor tells him about. How does a man know that...

So you think I should point my customers to new rotors instead of turning? Why wouldnt the customer go to another garage next time if I dont offer turning? just curious. My competition within 5 miles is as follows. 2 'tire only' places. 2 very small garages. What is my gimmick in this...

We have the money for all aspects, so I dont need to finance. However I tend to be a little 'tight' and am trying to weigh investment vs. profit. If Atlas will only last half as long as Coates then that is something I need to know. Real life reviews on all of the choices are few and far...

I did not know that you had to have a specific lift for alignments. Wow that is expensive to get into. Within a 5 mile radius of me there are 12 tire installations, but only 1 does alignments and they are a chain. I thought I could do well with offering that since most everyone around here...

Sorry to have not given more info. I am in West Virginia. The shop should take less than 1 month to build. The property should take a week to be excavated and probably another month in getting up and fully functional. I am giving a month or more to get permits and the real estate finalized as...

I am not a mechanic by trade but I am building a 4 or 5 bay auto repair garage within the next 6 months. I almost have the land, after that I will build and then begin my shop. I have good friends who gave me a great quote on building a block building. I have been tossing the idea of a steel...