Best auto related business?

[Scott Mc]

what labora said for starters definitely. almost exactly what i was going to say.

the main thing about collision repair is if you have not been in it for the last ten years (five at the very least) to watch it change, you will not be able to handle where it is going. the learning curve will be too steep, and you will just not be able to survive.

and fuck custom/classic work, cars and paint. i would rather give hand jobs behind the sonic dumpster for money than deal with those people ever again. for every blank check customer you get(i only had one), the other 99 are pretentious cunts that nickel and dime, or change their mind every other day. never again.

Its just the nature of the beast. The only constant is everything changes. I worked for Caliber for years and I do have say working for a small independent chain is way better. I actually really like my job again.

[CWO]

Extended warranties. Offer tons of coverage at inflated prices and then when the time comes to cover something say it's not covered. Brilliant really.

[JC316]

I know a few people who do that, and they're fucking loaded.

I just couldn't deal with the daily beatings from the trash they see daily.

The guy who owns mega motors is the only guy in highland park with a mullet

You have to be as tough as a coffin nail to deal with people before and after a repo. It can be very stressful dealing with all of the sob stories. I'm the nicest guy in the world till I have to come get one of my cars.

[jammeejamm]

what labora said for starters definitely. almost exactly what i was going to say.

the main thing about collision repair is if you have not been in it for the last ten years (five at the very least) to watch it change, you will not be able to handle where it is going. the learning curve will be too steep, and you will just not be able to survive.

and fuck custom/classic work, cars and paint. i would rather give hand jobs behind the sonic dumpster for money than deal with those people ever again. for every blank check customer you get(i only had one), the other 99 are pretentious cunts that nickel and dime, or change their mind every other day. never again.

[034V]

Doesn't business insurance cover that? It's basically theft of an asset...

Yes.. Just stating the headache associated.

[danielhv]

You gotta recover it first.. Fake license / insurance / pay stubs / identity to deal with lol

Doesn't business insurance cover that? It's basically theft of an asset...

[034V]

Small car lot in the ghetto with in-house financing. You can sell the same car atleast 3 times!

You gotta recover it first.. Fake license / insurance / pay stubs / identity to deal with lol

Just be like whiteboy and sell cash, under 5k cars that people want. Nothing gets in his way of a sale. Unless the buyer is a dick..

[War Machine]

Small car lot in the ghetto with in-house financing. You can sell the same car atleast 3 times!

I know a few people who do that, and they're fucking loaded.

I just couldn't deal with the daily beatings from the trash they see daily.

The guy who owns mega motors is the only guy in highland park with a mullet

[danielhv]

Small car lot in the ghetto with in-house financing. You can sell the same car atleast 3 times!

[034V]

Commercial diesel small parts repair and fuel mods.

[War Machine]

A good Hot rod/exotic shop will always be in demand but considering the amount of hours it takes to turn out those sort of cars I'm not sure it is as lucrative as people might think.

IMO the most money to be made is in a fab or CNC shop. Of course it has the highest buy in to start and pretty high chance of failure. And you better have some sort of customer base or something to sell before you start.



Insurance companies are getting there hands into the business in every way possible. Also the big chains are making it harder on the smaller guys.

Large shops like caliber and service king are doing Zero and 1 day repairs. They also have huge buying power inside the industry, and are aggressively buying smaller chains. That sort of thing is hard for a smaller shop to compete with.

There is more of course but that is the start of it...

thanks!

[Baron Von Crowder]

[46Tbird]

I had a good friend that made a living doing off-road fab work, but it was tough for him.

[Labora]

There will always be independent body shops though. SK and Caliber piss off enough people regularly to keep in business just by not being one of them. That and there are other insurance companies out there. They don't all have direct repair contracts.

Not to mention people wanting custom work done. I know there are some guys at those stores that do awesome custom work but if I wanted a show quality paint job on something it sure as hell wouldn't be going to an SK store.

Custom work is something else all together, but the collision industry is changing. I am the same way I would not take my car to a large chain, but your average non-car person doesn't see it that way. They just want cheap, fast and easy. The bigger shops have steamlined things considerably. It is something a smaller shop will always struggle to compete with.

[cool cat]

Anyone serious about off roading probably knows how to repair their own vehicle. Summit and Jegs sell parts for cheaper than you can buy them. Unless you hook up with a car lot and get a contract to convert some of their stuff it'll be a tough business to get into.

They good money is in mall crawlers and bro dozers. They want the look, but rarely leave pavement.