These steps might help you set a foothold for the workshop overtime. You'd need to order a heating lamp & couple of air brushes. Probably have a mini-paint booth : to do minor dent-damage repair. (the lift's locking pin are disengaged using pneumatic pressure)
You'd need an air compressor to run the waxing guns, 4 Post lift etc. their office is in delhi itself.Īdd some customer-pulling stuff to your workshop's portfolio : engine-room degreasing, car-body waxing (therefore, account for a waxing machine). This company supplies to all Maruti workshops pan india. One important item you missed out was a 4 Post lift.Ī good car-wash is incomplete without a proper under-body decleansing too.ĪTS Elgi is an example. Sir the location is a gem if Its finallized Its in south Delhi located close to the embassies. Also I had a small setup in mind just as You suggested looking into small jobs as i would have roughly 300 sq yds space for the workshop. So dont get into what you dont know about, for the moment!Įxactly what i was thinking also! I planned to start it after the pump is up and running. If your location is good, that also makes a good selling point for a business! Pay good salary and get good professional guys! remember for peanuts only monkeys will come! Mind you retaining a good professional staff is a problem these days because the labour/mechanic will go for a better paid salary anyday! I would suggest dont get into bigger mechanical workshop, rather go for smaller easy to do jobs.Ĭar wash with properly trained staff will attract good amount of customers. for oil change and small mechanical problems, and go to local corner side mechanic. There are plenty of car owners who dont go to the A.S.S. because workshops come with headaches you dont want to have! I would say get a tyre dealership and a quick lube corner (oil change). Well i would advice you to start your PP (petrol pump) and run it atleast for 6-12 months and set it up nicely and bring it up to a profit making PP and then think about setting up a workshop next to it. GUYS Advice, suggestions opinions etc etc are more than welcome considering i dont know much myself so feel free to contribute.
So would it be advisable to do this or should i scrap this idea and think of something else? # Most Important question of all guys i would like to know whether most car owners would prefer to go to such small setups in petrol Pumps, because honestly I as a car owner till date I have never gone to one or thought of going to one What sort of Initial Cost of investment would i be looking at to set it up? have never done this sort of a thing Before and hence i am in 2 minds whether to go ahead or not.ģ. and NDMC so i would not be paying anything towards rentĢ. If you guys could plz let me know if there is anything else i should be looking at also.Īlso i have No clue watsoever as to where i get trustworthy mechanics and whether they are any good, So i am as of now clueless on basically everything.ġ.The location has been 90% finalized and i wont be paying rent as such as its a lease between the Oil co. I have researched a bit and for starters have thought up of correct me if i am wrong. Secondly- I would like you guys to suggest as to what sort of equipment would be absolutely necessary in a Small Setup. The little knowledge that i have gained about cars is through this amazing forum! Hence the Obvious question, Is there any short term car mechanic diploma course that i could maybe undergo in delhi to get a hang of the ropes? I would really appreciate it if i could be pointed in the right direction. I Am In the Process of getting a Petrol Pump alloted in Delhi, within a couple of months hopefully if i we get through all the Red tape quick enough!! Now The dillema that i Face is that i have been advised by a couple of old experienced Dealers in Delhi that considering the site location and the size of the site it would be a wise decission to set up a workshop there, Here lies the problem!!!įirstly - I have next to know idea as to the intricacies of working of cars.