opening a new shop

[Highlyaspir8ed]

So I'm thinking about opening up my own shop in the spring here... I don't want to deal with repair or maintenence... looking more into aftermarket resale, detailing and minor fabrication work. does anyone have any imput as to what type of market I should go into. shold I go into the jdm market, euro, domestic or hell the truck market. I'm looking for suggestions here? any constructive imput would be welcome.

[Highlyaspir8ed]

depending on what market I end up getting into I might beable to get some people on AF some parts at a discounted price...

[BullShifter]

Whats your experience? What do you know the most about? You gotta know what your doing. Depending on your area I would seriously look into the aftermarket/import market.

[Highlyaspir8ed]

I have personal experience in the european market. I have sales and tech experience in just about every other market. so it's really a toss up. I'm thinking about going after the euro and rally markets. havn't decided for sure though.

[johnnyBgood]

The euro business can he highly lucrative if you can keep your customers happy. Most items for them are more high end than for jdm items.

But no one said you cannot set up an online store for jdm parts.

[SickVette]

The truck market is really booming. If you can hit trucks you won't regret it.

[veyron 16/4]

i dont really know how to help you but id like to say goodluck

[yoshimitsuspeed]

Originally Posted by Highlyaspir8ed

I have personal experience in the european market. I have sales and tech experience in just about every other market. so it's really a toss up. I'm thinking about going after the euro and rally markets. havn't decided for sure though.

If you need research and design, custom parts, or want me to make you parts, let me know.

[J-Ri]

Originally Posted by SickVette

The truck market is really booming. If you can hit trucks you won't regret it.

That's true at the moment, but with gas prices rising I expect that there will be a serious decrease in the number of personal (non construction, farm, etc.) trucks being driven. At the same time, I have been researching alternative fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel. Select newer vehicles are flex-fuel, which means they can run on anything from straight gasoline to a blend of 85% ethanol. They have higher quality fuel system components, and different metalurgy(sp?) in the engine so the ethanol doesn't break down components like the 10% ethanol fuel did in some of the older vehicles. From what I've read, biodiesel is actually better in most ways than regular diesel. If people start using as many alternative fuels as possible, then trucks will be around for a long time. If not, trucks will be a thing of the past.

[drdisque]

i know you didn't want to do maintenance, but the best market right now if you have experience with european cars is repairing older british cars and Air-cooled porsches and VW's