| If you live in a small town of older retirees and want to | | | | nice downtown area you might be able to get some |
| start an oil change business one has to wonder will it | | | | Economic Redevelopment Loans, SBA assist and plus |
| make money? Should you start a mobile oil change | | | | Oil Company Loans at no interest or 30K grants with |
| business or a fixed site oil change business? Recently | | | | personal pledge to buy X amount of oil and use their |
| this question came up and someone in New | | | | brand 5-7 years? You might make a location work, but |
| Hampshire states; I live in a small town with only 8,000 | | | | go inexpensive and go modular if possible, retro fit an |
| people and mostly retired folks and they have to drive | | | | old building that way. Use your used oil to heat the |
| 60 miles to get an oil change. Would it be viable to | | | | place, you could save costs and make that work.If you |
| start one here?Well 8,000 at .7 cars per person is | | | | go mobile remember the smaller markets mean you |
| 6400 cars or so. Remember retired communities have | | | | need get in inexpensively, but with a couple of fleets in |
| fewer cars and they drive a lot less due to age. But | | | | nearby cities you could also have those every three |
| Upper End retirees from my experience with Sun City | | | | months say 60 mile radius, think in terms of each |
| in Sacramento, Phoenix, Orange County, Palm Desert | | | | weak going a different direction like a BMX Bicycle |
| CA, etc. tell me that they are more apt to take care of | | | | wheel?In your scenario used oil is also an issue and |
| their cars you see? Yet in those areas one would not | | | | your state might have cradle to grave used oil |
| have to drive 60 miles for an oil change. A small | | | | environmental policies but if not you could give your |
| population may not provide the Return on Investment | | | | used motor oil to other shops for heating to save them |
| for the property and a building, however it might?Mobile | | | | money and you might find yourself with lower costs |
| Auto Services in New Hampshire have regional | | | | over all.Inventory is an issue too, but as you probably |
| weather issues for mobile services and under 20 | | | | have seen Lincoln Continental filters will be a standard |
| degrees or snow it is somewhat unfeasible without | | | | filter you will need? So with older retirees often |
| hardship of some kind. Since there are people there to | | | | inventory is easier too and this is a good thing. Perhaps |
| will be other service businesses and smaller fleets, 3-10 | | | | you will consider all this in 2006 if you are going to |
| vehicles, heating and air, plumbing, you know the usual, | | | | open an Oil Change Business in a Small Town with a |
| they too make good customers.If your town has some | | | | small populations and Older Demographics. |