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Question

Starting Car service center in Toronto

Jul 26, 2017 9:01PM PDT

Hi,
I have always been a car enthusiast and always liked to spend time with my car. As I love cars I have decided to setup a car service center in Toronto.
There are a few doubts in my mind. When I searched for car service centers in Toronto lot of them came up, I mean A LOT. This actually made me think if this is financially viable. What do you think?. Can I make a profit from this?. If yes, I have another doubt. While looking for buildings for the service center I came across an another option, pre engineered steel buildings. I found out that they cost much less overall. I also found a company that builds commercial steel buildings in Ontario here. What is your opinion about using steel buildings?. Also if anybody has any experience with this company, Please advise.

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Bad news I fear.
Jul 27, 2017 7:25AM PDT
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Business start up
Jul 28, 2017 11:41AM PDT

Hi, Kevin; When I opened my auto repair business, I already had 15+ yrs. experience and training. In today's world, one must be trained in all aspects of auto repair, especially if you are going to be working on all manufacturer's vehicles. i.e. Domestic, Asian, Korean, Japanese, European, ect. My shop works on all except European vehicles as they are a breed of their own. With that said, if you are going to
focus on just mechanical, such as regular maintenance, water pumps, timing belts, exhaust, suspension,
ect., it may be tough to be successful financially. If you are planning on doing drivability, vast electrical and computer knowledge, and equipment will be needed. If you don't have experience in any of these fields, you may want to take some college courses or spend a few years as an apprentice in an existing
shop? I don't want to sound negative, but it's a tough field to get into now days. Yes, I've made a living at it, but looking back, I wish I had been a brain surgeon. Brains don't change every year. Happy
Good luck to you.
Loren

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Good post for you to read.
Jul 28, 2017 11:50AM PDT

Kevin, you may also want to read Vroom's post....what a business would be looking for in an employee.