Repair & Maintenance Services

68 topics in this forum

1. Stop Doing Oil Changes?

   By Joe Marconi, August 23, 2023
   • 7 replies
   • 10.6k views
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   • Joe Marconi
   • August 24, 2023

2. Installing DUI Breathalyzer?

   By Obsidian Motors, August 6, 2023
   • 10 replies
   • 6.2k views
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   • tirengolf
   • August 10, 2023

3. Motor Driver Survey

   By Transmission Repair, May 4, 2023
   • 0 replies
   • 4.3k views
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   • Transmission Repair
   • May 4, 2023

4. ChargePoint Training & Webinar

   By Transmission Repair, March 29, 2023
   • 0 replies
   • 718 views
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   • Transmission Repair
   • March 29, 2023

5. Lang Marketing Predicts! ICE Vehicles will Long Dominate Aftermarket

   By Joe Marconi, February 11, 2023   

   • ev
   • electric cars
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • ev
     • electric cars
     • hybrid
   • 1 reply
   • 1.1k views
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   • Transmission Repair
   • February 11, 2023

6. Stop Saying "Electrical Vehicles Require No Maintenance or Repairs"

   By Joe Marconi, December 27, 2022   

   • ev
   • electric cars
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • ev
     • electric cars
     • electric vehicles
     • hybrid
   • 7 replies
   • 1.9k views
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   • Transmission Repair
   • December 29, 2022

7. Will the EV cars take away business? Let's rethink this 1 2

   By Joe Marconi, February 6, 2022   

   • electric cars
   • 67 replies
   • 5.1k views
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   • Eric Roberts
   • November 14, 2022

8. "Can You Just" Brigade

   By Eric Roberts, October 10, 2022
   • 6 replies
   • 2.3k views
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   • Transmission Repair
   • October 22, 2022

9. Is there an EV Charging Station in Your Future?

   By Joe Marconi, July 22, 2022   

   • ev charging station
   • electric cars
   • 8 replies
   • 2.1k views
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   • weighit
   • July 25, 2022

10. Do Not Drive Recall From Mercedes

    By Transmission Repair, May 16, 2022
    • 0 replies
    • 1.6k views
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    • Transmission Repair
    • May 16, 2022

11. Is the Oil Change Service Dead?

    By Joe Marconi, April 20, 2022   

    • sales
    • maintenance
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • sales
      • maintenance
      • services
      • oil change
      • synthetic
    • 3 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • bantar
    • April 20, 2022

12. Coil Swapping Diagnostics For A Misfire

    By Transmission Repair, March 5, 2022
    • 0 replies
    • 670 views
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    • Transmission Repair
    • March 5, 2022

13. Nissan Frontier with U1001 error code

    By D-H Auto Ckinic, October 28, 2020
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
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    • dfrisby
    • November 7, 2020

14. You Never Know What You Will Find

    By xrac, April 18, 2020
    • 4 replies
    • 1.6k views
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    • Joe Marconi
    • April 20, 2020

15. OBD 24V to 12V Converter

    By herm_g, August 16, 2019
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
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    • herm_g
    • August 16, 2019

16. Mobile Auto Repair?

    By JustTheBest, November 25, 2018   

    • mobile auto repair
    • 28 replies
    • 4.1k views
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    • WMW
    • August 8, 2019

17. A/C Season Services, what do you offer?

    By autoguy, May 10, 2019   

    • a/c
    • air conditioning
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
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    • autoguy
    • May 10, 2019

18. 2018 Subaru TPMS programming

    By 3PuttFever, March 4, 2019
    • 10 replies
    • 2.1k views
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    • 3PuttFever
    • March 7, 2019

19. Tire rotations & brake checks

    By spencersauto, November 29, 2017
    • 5 replies
    • 2.6k views
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    • Guest
    • December 30, 2018

20. Do you guarantee results from your diagnostic time?

    By ScottSpec, October 17, 2018
    • 9 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • Guest
    • November 25, 2018

21. Additional Services?

    By Hammer, February 22, 2018
    • 4 replies
    • 2.3k views
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    • autoguy
    • October 28, 2018

22. coolant testing methods

    By don.dd, November 9, 2017
    • 6 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • don.dd
    • April 3, 2018

23. Car Repair and Services

    By priyasawant2001, March 24, 2018   

    • car ac repair mumbai
    • car repair and services
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • car ac repair mumbai
      • car repair and services
      • car servicing in mumbai
    • 2 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • TheTrustedMechanic
    • March 29, 2018

24. Service Packages. Can they be sold successfully?

    By Charlie, February 12, 2018   

    • service package
    • forward thinking
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • service package
      • forward thinking
      • residual income
      • build loyalty
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
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    • prestigeeuropean
    • February 14, 2018

25. Diesel Repair Service

    By ncsvoboda7, August 18, 2015   

    • diesel
    • repair
    • (and 8 more)

      Tagged with:

      • diesel
      • repair
      • mobile
      • auto
      • heavy
      • equipment
      • shop
      • business
      • startup
      • forum
    • 4 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • alfredauto
    • November 7, 2017

26. Oil change

    By Framingham Auto Service, June 8, 2017
    • 13 replies
    • 3.1k views
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    • gandgautorepair
    • August 31, 2017

27. Should I buy a tow truck? What kind?

    By Jay Huh, February 16, 2017
    • 8 replies
    • 2.8k views
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    • Shopcat
    • May 26, 2017

28. How the cheapest oil change in town chased off a bottom feeder

    By AndersonAuto, March 27, 2017
    • 43 replies
    • 5.3k views
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    • AndersonAuto
    • April 18, 2017

29. Headlight Restoration

    By mmotley, March 16, 2017
    • 9 replies
    • 2.2k views
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    • Marksas
    • March 21, 2017

30. WHAT DOES AN OIL CHANGE TRULY COSTS AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP.

    By HarrytheCarGeek, December 23, 2016   

    • oil change cost
    • losing money
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • oil change cost
      • losing money
      • bad business
      • bad owner
    • 19 replies
    • 3.4k views
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    • FROGFINDER
    • January 3, 2017

31. Should we specialize?

    By meowpox, November 12, 2015
    • 3 replies
    • 2k views
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    • kent2112
    • September 13, 2016

32. $69 Billion of Unperformed Maintenance!

    By Elon Block, March 8, 2016   

    • Selling scheduled maintenance
    • Service writer training
    • (and 6 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Selling scheduled maintenance
      • Service writer training
      • Service advisor training
      • Increase sales
      • Increase profits
      • Gross profits
      • Increase ARO
      • Increase car count
    • 2 replies
    • 1.6k views
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    • Elon Block
    • March 10, 2016

33. Waiting for rear diff to drain Ford F-150

    By dfrisby, February 17, 2016
    • 3 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • Gary A
    • February 17, 2016

34. What percentage of total sales do you attribute to maintenance?

    By mspecperformance, December 18, 2015
    • 6 replies
    • 2k views
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    • stowintegrity
    • January 28, 2016

35. Honda/Acura Maintenance Schedule

    By mmotley, January 17, 2016
    • 5 replies
    • 2.1k views
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    • J.P. GLENN
    • January 24, 2016

36. Fleet work

    By Elon Block, December 9, 2015
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
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    • Elon Block
    • December 16, 2015

37. acceptable brake line repair?

    By skm, October 20, 2015
    • 36 replies
    • 6.3k views
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    • skm
    • November 9, 2015

38. Selling More MaintenanceService: Fluid Exchanges?

    By stowintegrity, October 29, 2015
    • 23 replies
    • 4.3k views
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    • stowintegrity
    • November 9, 2015

39. Inspect or Diagnose?

    By totalautocare, October 11, 2015
    • 7 replies
    • 2.1k views
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    • mspecperformance
    • October 15, 2015

40. A/C Service and Repair, and LOF's How to you price them?

    By Outwestauto, April 1, 2015
    • 26 replies
    • 5.1k views
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    • ChrisKeiner
    • June 29, 2015

41. Are Shop Expanding into Different Areas?

    By Joe Marconi, January 22, 2011
    • 20 replies
    • 4.8k views
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    • carolinahigear
    • March 4, 2015

42. custom exhaust

    By mikesauto2427, February 28, 2015
    • 3 replies
    • 1.9k views
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    • xrac
    • March 1, 2015

43. OIL CHANGES - To Free or not to FREE

    By UsedTireShop, January 24, 2015
    • 35 replies
    • 5.4k views
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    • KMS
    • February 16, 2015

44. Small Repairs

    By nge, January 11, 2015
    • 8 replies
    • 2k views
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    • ABurns
    • January 12, 2015

45. How important are alignment services to your shop?

    By mspecperformance, December 28, 2014
    • 15 replies
    • 2.6k views
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    • carolinahigear
    • January 5, 2015

46. Alignment Procedures

    By CAautogroup, December 24, 2014
    • 3 replies
    • 1.6k views
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    • OEScanTools.com
    • December 25, 2014

47. When to replace Transmission fluid and other fluids?

    By Joe Marconi, March 9, 2014
    • 3 replies
    • 1.8k views
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    • 5 Star Auto Spa
    • April 7, 2014

48. Windshield Chip Repair

    By CAautogroup, November 9, 2013
    • 2 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • mmotley
    • November 11, 2013

49. When/if To Charge For Diagnostic Charge?!

    By 5 Star Auto Spa, May 8, 2013
    • 28 replies
    • 5.3k views
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    • ExclusiveAutoCare
    • October 17, 2013

50. Express oil change lanes

    By ATLAuto, July 24, 2013
    • 8 replies
    • 2.4k views
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    • ATLAuto
    • August 7, 2013