Guy-Fast

Car wash great idea even with the space cars we will be driving in 15 years people will still want them clean. Oil change another solid idea. Dyno horrible idea. Thats why I have gone into the used parts business more than performance. Used parts will be needed till the end of time. Performance parts are a fading market. Will people survive sure but how many will fail.



dynapacks are around 80k brand new and produced in california so you can actually speak to someone here in the states.

Tom-Guy

I think you can pay the dyno off and make a living offering dyno days for car clubs and the like. Tuning is a trust sort of thing, and it only grows over time. You can't jump into that it doesn't work that way. Like I said on the phone, owning a dyno is a lifestyle. Are you doing it to make money or because you can't see yourself being without one?

That's nice. As I have stated previously, I'm in this for life whether or not it pays my bills. Can you grasp why I find your input on things very limited at times? Some things you simply do not understand because you are a mere enthusiast and not a real gearhead.

BTW, $43K for new 400 whp Dynapacks. That ----'s not worth owning. I break 400 whp 1-3 times per week, ------- stock Corvettes or F-body with bolt ons are pushing that figure. I repeat: "You believe that's what Dynapack 4000's go for, nowtype?"

elusion

Why not just start out with a normal service shop, then advertise yourself and build up a clientel with the local performance crowd and slowly move yourself in that direction depending on how much interest there really is. A dyno is a HUGE investment that would almost certainly cost you big time. Theres no reason not to open up a repair shop, yes the economy is horseshit at the moment, but it will come back around. And cars sure as hell aren't going anywhere, you will just have to advance with the technology. It's going to be a long long time before our current technology is going to be phased out anyways. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

NIGn0g

I'm also happy to see the way that takes this thread since I want to do similar things. I didn't know about insurance and price of the dyno. I still think it's a good idea for myself because there is no more than 10 dynos in quebec and 0 in my native town (and around)... I hope the economy will be better when I'll finish school...

Come at my dyno JD and I'll pay you 80$/hour 40 hour/week until I have money to give you

SkunT

right, like I have said, this is nothing more than an idea at the moment. Until things come around, and I have a place to put the ******, its still a thought.

As of right now, I think I need to get more involved with tuning before a dyno is even considered for investment purposes.

HomeMadeTurboz

Well having owned and failed at a few business attempts, I figure I will chime in here.

If this is your first go at your own business start something from the ground up. Something with very little investment, that you can grow as you go. Stay away from most franchises. Or borrowing much for capital. As let me tell you there are not to many things more un-appealing then waking up in the morning after it has all ended, back at a 9-5 job owing $100K and knowing you will be paying that back for the next several years. There is nothing about owning a small business that is fair. You will get ---- on by everyone.

With that being said I hate being an employee, i have never been a good one and probably never will be one. Unfortunately I need something with a steady income at this point in order to pay out my debts from past failed attempts. I miss the freedom every hour of everyday that you get with owning your own business and loathe the "security" and as soon as the legal aspect of my last venture is sorted out and I am not at risk at loosing things in the future to things in the past, I will try again. I will continue to try again until I succeed at this.

My final thought, there is no risk to being an employee, also there is very little reward, but every business needs employees, and not every employee is cut out to be an employer.