Do You Have A Obsession For The Road? Then A Vehicle Or Car Related Franchise May Be For You!
Posted on July 10, 2010
Filed Under Business and Management |
Cars , love ‘em or hate ‘em, are here to stay. Even in the most unpromising of financial times it appears that the vehicle industry hangs on in one form or another. It’s pretty likely to be a persons second most expensive purchase after the house , although having children of course is possibly a bigger financial commitment. The kids come for free at the start though, and the car usually has a known initial cost , and common sense says that if it cost money then it must require looking after.
Thus a whole pile of car and vehicle related Franchises have sprung up in the last twenty five years or so. It’s not unreasonable to see yourself in one of these if you have an interest in motor vehicles, as the market is very substantial . Cars break down and need fixing , cars have bits that don’t last that need periodic replacement like tyres and oli filters , and the number of bits and pieces and services that are out there to augment the performance or appearance of the modern motor vehicle is truly an eye opener .
Examples of a Home Based Franchise in the motoring sector are the car body dent and chip repair Franchises. Generally these involve fixing minor dents and chips and scratches without a full paint job so saving greatly on the expenses . Probably you would be dealing with fairly new model vehicles as after a the years have the interest in having a unspoilt new vehicle tends to wane a bit. I drive an older car so I know all about small chips and dents !
Another involving area for the motor enthusiast is in the reprogramming of car engine control units –ECUs. Most, if not all more recent cars have these. They are clever little CPU’s that adjust a number of aspects of the cars electronic and fuel systems for best possible performance. In older model vehicles it’s easy to note that you could either have reasonable fuel economy, or reasonable performance, but usually not both. Thanks to ECUs this dichotomy has been resolved and modern cars do not have to sacrifice fuel economy for performance. There are a couple of Franchises out there offering this. ECU-Remapping Service is one. This Home Based Franchise involves visiting clients to carry out reprogramming work on the vehicles ECU to increase performance or alternatively increase fuel economy or both. It’s easy to see the advantages of this Franchises system and this seems to be an excellent Franchise For Sale opportunity for a person who has an interest in the motoring sector.
Yet another likely looking growth area is in vehicle leasing. Most people who have got a driving license have at one time or another felt the need to hire a vehicle, often a van, if their own car is off the road or isn’t up to some job or another. There are a number of well established companies out there , Hertz leaps to mind. But vehicle leasing is also an excellent business to be run as a franchise and there are a couple of Franchise For Sale outfits in the market providing the know how and branding to get the business off the ground. Usually the franchise package does not include the cost of vehicles though, just training , software , marketing materials and all the other things to get you started .
If you have a mind to get into the lively area that is the motor trade , in one form or another then you could do an awful lot worse than buying a Franchise For Sale package which would get you up and running in your own vehicle based business in a short time .
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