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Originally Posted by Jakerooni
Ok the issue I see is you're really trying as hard as you can to live outside of your means. Unless you own the target franchise there you shouldn't be trying to drive a BMW and work at target. The one definatly dosen't pay for the other. (unless we are talking about a craptastic old POS BMW found on some corner lot somewhere with half a million miles on it) But that's my little soap box ditty. Adding some extra income by detailing is a good source of revenue as long as you really know what you're doing there. If you got the skills (and it sounds like you have the time) start with a couple of freinds cars and do referal work. The issue obviously is you only have $1000 for this venture. I spent over $15,000 on my initial set up and I still didn't have anywhere near everything I wanted. You can drop $1000 on just products in a heartbeat and not blink because it will all come in one small box. So you defiantly have to be very smart with what you start out with. Ask around a bit and see what people around you are interested in. If they want to see clean interiors but don't really care much about swirls and micro-marring removal skip on the paint correction stuff and focus on Interior's and visa-versa. Skip the machines all together right now and buy quality stock. You already have the G110. You don't need a PW or a Carpet Extractor. They are nice and make the job easier but you can defiantly get by without for now. Good luck. |
Yeah ahha I know what you mean with he whole target/BMW thing, but with 178k miles on it I got it for decently cheap, plus I make the car payments on time so that really isn't an issue (honestly, it was the cheapest car we could find without it being on cinder blocks). Anyways, I totally understand the part that 1000$ is a bit stringent. Thats just the amount that my parents are loaning me. I also have about 2-400$ that ive been saving ever since I started at target just for special occasions so I would be able to use that as well. Definitely the carpet extractor will be put on hold, I wasn't planning on buying that any time soon in the first place. The pressure washer I was kind of hoping on buying, though, though if it really isnt needed that something i could skip on.
About gaining a target demographic, there is a number of people in my parent's jobs that are willing to spread the word about my business because they have seen the work done, and they are willing to let me detail their cars as well. By the way I really appreciate the criticism
