Dealer's work

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opass

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Folks,



I am planning to approach dealer for works. Thinking to introduce myself to service and used cars sale managers as their out source detailer. I am in S. California. What should I prepare for? There are auto center that is about 3 miles away from my home.



How do they pay and price?



Thanks.
 
Do you really need dealer work? Honestly, you are far better off if you can build up enough private owner clientel. Dealers will go with whoever is cheapest and if someone cheaper comes along, you are gone.
 
They'll send you the real crappy cars, want them done NOW and want a deal.



I worked at a dealer just as the cheap clean up before we send it out guy (not real detailing, but close) and that's what they did with the detailer we sent 'em too.



They will take crappy work if you don't have a problem with doing poor work. I don't think I could.
 
I wourd perfer work with private parties, but word of mouth takes time to build. MY due are getting tough as time goes by. Dealer's work seems like it is the fastest solution. How should I get more customers to keep me busy?
 
i refuse to do dealers because of this:................

one day theyll have 10 cars for you (which is GREAT) than another day they will have 0, and heres the problem with that..........YOU yourself never know when there going to need you making it hard to scedule your regular customers on there normal scedules and you will run into this problem ALL the time with dealers and either upset the dealer or your regulars and that will lead to somebody (dealer or customer) bad talkin your business and you dont want that. if you can work around that problem than you shall be fine but i dont see a solution for this.
 
I work with dealer primarily. Sure dealer presses you with the lowest price and their scheduling is sometimes horrific. They can call me at 10am and ask me to detail a car thats going to be delivered at 12pm. But after some talking with their owners and their salesperson, nowdays they dont give rush orders anymore.

The good thing about working with dealers is you get reputation. I work for the local Porsche Center and man that got me lots of outside jobs or contract with other dealers. Working with the high end Dealers will get you the recognition you need. Another advantage working with dealers is during the monsoon season, normally i have fewer individual customers, thats when the dealer work helps me. Rain or Shine, dealer willl have to detail their car before delivering so at least i am still getting income. And sometimes i even have customers approach me about detailing job when they are at the dealer servicing their car.



For everything there's a plus and a minus. I just try to think of the plus.
 
I used to do some dealer work when I had a shop back in the day. It suckled, plain and simple. They were a pain to deal with, but these wer domestics not high end dealers. Also the going rate 7-8 years ago was $75 per car, inside and out!!!! Skip the regular dealers, stick to the high end guys or retail.
 
LightngSVT said:
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LightngSVT said:
I used to do some dealer work when I had a shop back in the day. It suckled, plain and simple. They were a pain to deal with, but these wer domestics not high end dealers. Also the going rate 7-8 years ago was $75 per car, inside and out!!!! Skip the regular dealers, stick to the high end guys or retail.
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LMAO!! :LOLOL dont they?!! its the same way :hide: weather domestic or high end.
 
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