Dr.Dave

Hey I,m going to be setting up shop here in the next month I Have all 3 stores with in 2 miles of me.Also have Valvoline contacting me.I want to be competive and offer quality parts with my repairs.I would like to minimize come backs especally for part failures I need to biuld my reputation up quick and good.So if any body had sugestions on which store are best or if a particular line/brand you like ?And what about bulk items like oil chemicals oil fitlers? Thanks

I,m going into business for the fist time,Ive been a tech for 25+ years.I picked a small 2 bay shop because of the low rent a busy location.Ive been doing used cars for a dealership for the last 10 years.So I may not be in tuned with the aftermarket services popular to day.Upon my first post here someone sugested I stick to the general maintace repairs....Can I get some opinions to what I should be concetrating on with such a small shop?And will the median income for the area play a role in that

Hey members I,ve been looking at this site/forums for weeks now I,m getting to see alot of info. thanks I,ve been a Dodge /jeep/used car and general repair for over 25 yrs. .I have recently recieved a oppertunity to open my own shop from scratch.I have a busy location traffic wise 35mph next to a large Sheez gas station.I,m a little srared thers so much I don,t know and so much I,ve leared in the last few months.I only have 2 bays that worries me.I,m hoping to offset that by offering wheel straightening which I,ve been doing on the side for my former employer(so far I,m the only one that can do this until I can find the right one to train)And I,m thinking of investing in the latestest and greatest TPMS too and offering resets and ID and diag to local body shops as well as gen public.And I,m looking in to air bag diag seems like another hit or miss area.The real problem I,m having is I wish ther was a instructin manaul on how to start this venture .I,m still not sure on pay roll vacation warranty parts and laborand much more I can,t think of now or don,t know of.Thanks any input would be welcomed