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    1. #10
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      Quote Originally Posted by builditdriveit
      Frank,

      A lot of us here would like to build cars for a living, realistically or unrealistically.



      If you don't mind sharing your experience, help me/us understand the challenges in making money at it.

      What are the common hinderances to making money in your business?

      Thanks,

      Skip
      friken people..if you had the right people, you can conquer the world..getting business is easy..getting the cars built with quality is the challenge. If a guy can do a good job, he's usually so slow you can't charge enough to make a profit on him..But the bulk of the guys can only talk a game..or the want to steal everything that isn't nailed down.
      This is a universal problem though...Not just in the car building business..Another big problem is that most builders in this neck of the woods are in the $50 to $60 dollar an hour range. Hire a competent guy, pay overhead, make a profit on that....especially when your local RV, Chevy, motorcycle dealers etc...are charging upwards to twice that amount. And their TECHNICIANS can't fix squat.. All they can do is plug into an analyzer and change a part...if that...Let's not even get into Mercedes, Porsche, Rolls etc..
      Last edited by TonyL; 11-11-2007 at 12:54 PM.
      Bob "cooter" Johnson

      (Disclamer: Any and all "questionable" comments made by Bob Johnson, Redneck, are to be taken as good natured Good 'ol boy humor. If I offended you, please get a sense of humor...)





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