Subject: Good luck with it. Wouldn't people steal the tools and stuff though? I think it Author: stever500 as Steve R : member since July, 2005 : 3580 posts Posted on: 2009-11-03 17:56:26

would be REALLY hard to pull something like this off, but my hats off to you if you can. I don't think there's enough people with any mechanical ability who would pay on a consistent basis to use a shop like this. I think it would fail due to lack of mechanical folk willing to drive somewhere to work on their cars but I could be wrong.

I foresee a lot of empty bays not being used due to the above. Sorry. Prove me wrong, please!

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• OT: I have been throwing around a business idea with a few friends/partners... (url) - kapone 2009-11-03 13:34:29 (185 views)
  • Re: OT: I have been throwing around a business idea with a few friends/partners... - bteeley 2009-11-06 12:57:35 (1 views)
  • btw, an update on some research I had been doing. - kapone 2009-11-05 23:58:20 (24 views)
    • I personal own everything needed to make a bay fully functional. The cost - scubaa1 2009-11-06 11:30:24 (5 views)
      • Well, as far as existing places go... - kapone 2009-11-06 12:14:19 (1 views)
    • That seems low to me.....based on my buying experience over the years. (nt) - TxDarth 2009-11-06 10:05:02 (8 views)
  • Many problems to a great idea - scubaa1 2009-11-05 20:29:37 (28 views)
    • Solution to Theft. Treat each bay like a hotel room, take inventory - scubaa1 2009-11-06 12:13:58 (5 views)
      • Trust me, managing theft is the EASY part. - kapone 2009-11-06 12:19:33 (5 views)
    • problems to a great idea - scubaa1 2009-11-05 21:49:03 (13 views)
      • I hear ya Steve, I'm not saying this is gonna be easy. - kapone 2009-11-05 23:51:47 (11 views)
        • I am glad you read my post, I have 20 years as an indy working - scubaa1 2009-11-06 11:14:41 (3 views)
  • As an insurance adjuster/investigator the policy cost would eat you alive - Rogue7 2009-11-04 21:50:43 (36 views)
  • Here are some goole hits on - wcsnyder 2009-11-04 18:24:26 (29 views)
    • Hmm, start the rent abay biz and open an accout with WorldPac so you can order - bmw635 2009-11-04 18:49:26 (6 views)
      • What is WorldPac?? (nt) - bmer_D 2009-11-05 16:14:10 (9 views)
        • US largest's auto parts distibutor where most indy, reseller gets their part. (nt) - bmw635 2009-11-05 16:15:59 (12 views)
          • US largest's aftermarket auto parts distibutor (nt) - bmw635 2009-11-05 16:16:51 (9 views)
            • The dealer that sold me mine sent me some parts that came with WorldPac - bmer_D 2009-11-05 16:19:31 (5 views)
              • Sometime dealer does get aftermarket parts to sell if it's cheaper than from BMW (nt) - bmw635 2009-11-05 16:20:53 (13 views)
                • Do they have a website? Or is it companies only apply? (nt) - bmer_D 2009-11-05 16:21:53 (11 views)
                  • lol, just looking at their site when you replied thanks (nt) - bmer_D 2009-11-05 16:23:27 (7 views)
                  • Anybody with resell license can open an account. (url) - bmw635 2009-11-05 16:22:43 (17 views)
                    • problems with a great idea - scubaa1 2009-11-05 21:48:16 (3 views)
  • There use to be a place like that in Glen Burnie, Maryland (nt) - stevekc 2009-11-04 15:35:50 (15 views)
  • Click and Clack of Car Talk on NPR started out with this very idea - theref 2009-11-04 12:46:20 (39 views)
    • Hence needing an attandent - bmer_D 2009-11-04 18:09:21 (4 views)
    • Best radio show ever! Tha tappet brothers. Law firm of Dewie, Screwem, and Howe - bghark 2009-11-04 16:52:47 (10 views)
      • I thought they were with Dewey, Cheetem & Howe ? because I know.. - Carguy63™ 2009-11-04 17:07:29 (12 views)
        • You are correct sir! Any ime I think of lawyers I think screwem'! - bghark 2009-11-04 19:27:36 (4 views)
  • Re: OT: I have been throwing around a business idea with a few friends/partners... - Simeon 2009-11-04 08:42:27 (30 views)
    • I love playing Devil's Advocate. Best way to find loop holes in a plan. - kapone 2009-11-04 09:16:25 (26 views)
      • Have you got any quotes from insurance for this venture? - Carguy63™ 2009-11-04 17:24:30 (7 views)
        • Working on some of those details. - kapone 2009-11-04 18:06:33 (7 views)
          • There's a big market for mobile mechanic but not sure how many of them would - bmw635 2009-11-04 18:13:34 (5 views)
      • Re: Devil's Advocate. Best way to find loop holes in a plan. - Simeon 2009-11-04 09:46:01 (25 views)
        • That's because they are stupid... KMart and Sears never saw Walmart coming - woody750 2009-11-04 11:10:19 (8 views)
          • +1 (nt) - bmer_D 2009-11-04 18:11:44 (7 views)
        • I hear ya, my friend, I never said the numbers are spot on. - kapone 2009-11-04 09:54:31 (19 views)
          • There probably is some .... - Carguy63™ 2009-11-04 17:38:26 (11 views)
          • Your customers are the people who go to auto parts stores - woody750 2009-11-04 13:06:55 (13 views)
            • Re: Your customers are the people who go to auto parts stores - Simeon 2009-11-04 16:47:34 (19 views)
              • I'll do the numbers for you... - woody750 2009-11-05 16:53:46 (13 views)
                • Re: I'll do the numbers for you... - Simeon 2009-11-06 06:02:53 (3 views)
  • I've been thinking about this for 15 years... Military hobby shop model - bpddaddy 2009-11-04 07:35:33 (23 views)
  • There are a lot of Chrystler and GM dealerships - csems 2009-11-04 01:27:53 (21 views)
  • Another thing I'm seeing around Boston is vacant - wcsnyder 2009-11-03 23:27:06 (15 views)
  • My related idea was to arrage for one of the many - wcsnyder 2009-11-03 23:18:23 (12 views)
  • Had the same idea about a year ago. Put quite some thought into it. - _wolf 2009-11-03 22:46:29 (35 views)
    • JL - he is talking about us! - Lurcher 2009-11-04 12:50:33 (11 views)
      • I see a lot of young kids buying these vehicles here and they too will grow old - bmer_D 2009-11-04 18:19:57 (3 views)
    • You had the right thought process as well. - kapone 2009-11-03 23:10:09 (19 views)
      • As stated before, I love the concept and your enthusiasm, but before you.... - bghark 2009-11-04 10:16:05 (11 views)
        • In process. I have meetings next week with a few insurance providers. - kapone 2009-11-04 10:23:44 (9 views)
          • You know I will have my fingers crossed! I love to see a future entrepreneurs! - bghark 2009-11-04 12:31:15 (7 views)
            • Hell, I have my fingers crossed as well...lol (nt) - kapone 2009-11-04 13:15:22 (10 views)
      • I still love the idea!!! Hope someone can succeed with it! (nt) - _wolf 2009-11-04 09:01:53 (9 views)
    • PepBoys would be a good strategic partner- they sell parts and need to - bmw635 2009-11-03 23:02:29 (11 views)
  • this concept seems to be working... (url) - ian 2009-11-03 21:59:50 (25 views)
  • They used to have bays you could steam clean in also. Maybe something else to - zapperjoe 2009-11-03 21:57:21 (5 views)
  • Great idea. I used the bays at NTC as a kid. Best times of my life. The biggest - zapperjoe 2009-11-03 21:53:21 (8 views)
  • Check out the military service bay on the base- they have mechanics standby - bmw635 2009-11-03 20:32:21 (16 views)
    • Only if you are in the military or a dependant. (nt) - zapperjoe 2009-11-03 21:55:25 (9 views)
    • Well..I probably can't afford mechanics just 'standing' by ...and if they are - kapone 2009-11-03 21:50:39 (9 views)
      • I know that it's for service members only but the idea is to go there to see - bmw635 2009-11-03 23:05:51 (10 views)
        • Hmm...that's a good thought. (nt) - kapone 2009-11-03 23:12:21 (12 views)
          • The market that fix their own broken car all the time is not the customer you - bmw635 2009-11-03 23:23:45 (11 views)
      • +1 (nt) - zapperjoe 2009-11-03 21:56:07 (8 views)
    • that's pretty sweet (nt) - bmer_D 2009-11-03 21:50:37 (10 views)
  • I think it's a great idea. I wish I had a garage to use that had lifts - badunit 2009-11-03 20:24:27 (9 views)
    • I'd love to have one of these businesses around - jaytaylor12 2009-11-04 07:15:26 (10 views)
  • In conclusion... I think... stop sitting on the fence - bmer_D 2009-11-03 18:40:42 (9 views)
  • Good luck with it. Wouldn't people steal the tools and stuff though? I think it - Steve R 2009-11-03 17:56:26 (21 views)
    • As far as stealing goes, one word. RFID No more stealing - kapone 2009-11-03 18:59:50 (15 views)
      • RFID? Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is the use of an object (typically - Steve R 2009-11-03 19:29:01 (16 views)
        • lol...with RFID tags, stealing is a thing of the past. (nt) - kapone 2009-11-03 20:01:01 (13 views)
          • not if you peal it off ;-) (nt) - _wolf 2009-11-03 22:48:29 (11 views)
            • There's ways. but that's not even the major issue. - kapone 2009-11-03 23:02:45 (8 views)
  • It's a great idea, I would love to have access to a facility - cogic740 2009-11-03 17:10:42 (11 views)
    • Two words. Video surveillance. These systems are dead cheap nowdays. - kapone 2009-11-03 19:24:02 (6 views)
  • Look at some of the comments when this kind of thing opened in UK. (url) - kapone 2009-11-03 16:01:11 (30 views)
  • Apparently, it's something folks on the other side of the pond are liking (url) - kapone 2009-11-03 15:27:46 (20 views)
    • Seems pretty positive, so what's stopping you?? - bmer_D 2009-11-03 18:38:59 (10 views)
      • What's stopping me? Well...this is still in the idea/half business plan stage. - kapone 2009-11-03 19:22:39 (17 views)
        • Good points.... I think you need a niche and I think there is one too - bmer_D 2009-11-03 20:11:24 (14 views)
          • Key to success is dense metro area with high reant/ realestate price like - bmw635 2009-11-03 20:46:03 (14 views)
            • a dense metro area is certainly a key point, but too dense can be an issue - kapone 2009-11-03 21:49:15 (8 views)
            • Yes I agree on location, location, location - bmer_D 2009-11-03 21:04:36 (11 views)
  • There use to be a place here that offered that and also a paint booth but - bmer_D 2009-11-03 14:22:50 (18 views)
  • Not an original idea but still a good one... go for it - woody750 2009-11-03 14:20:53 (17 views)
    • 'how well you execute it' - Bingo - kapone 2009-11-03 14:27:34 (17 views)
      • You're right on track with your thinking... - woody750 2009-11-03 15:28:07 (10 views)
  • They are around. You can rent the bay/ lift by the hours but some how - bmw635 2009-11-03 13:37:23 (14 views)
    • You hit it on the head Peter: Liability insurance. (nt) - bghark 2009-11-03 13:42:38 (13 views)
      • I think there's ways to deal with it, but of course I could be wrong. - kapone 2009-11-03 13:54:25 (13 views)
        • I like hearing about these kinds of ideas; thinking outside the proverbial... - Tim G in Central NJ 2009-11-03 14:16:11 (21 views)
          • As a manufacturer, my liability and workmans comp Insurance is nutz! - bghark 2009-11-03 15:16:04 (16 views)
          • Hmm...I think I need to use my law firm a bit here. Hell, I have em on retainer! (nt) - kapone 2009-11-03 14:30:08 (11 views)
    • I'm sure it's a bit of both, but those are logistical issues. - kapone 2009-11-03 13:41:58 (16 views)
      • Re: I'm sure it's a bit of both, but those are logistical issues. - medic1 2009-11-03 20:34:17 (11 views)
        • Sorry, I should have explained better... - kapone 2009-11-03 23:32:26 (11 views)